Gordon vs Gordan

Side-by-side comparison of Gordon and Gordan - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Gordon

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Metric Gordon Gordan
Current Rank #1087 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 154,909 1,025
Peak Year 1952 1930
Peak Year Births 2,829 24
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Gordon Gordan
1880s 499 -
1890s 939 -
1900s 1,642 -
1910s 13,641 114
1920s 25,622 171
1930s 25,460 150
1940s 24,468 119
1950s 25,741 116
1960s 15,832 126
1970s 6,583 54
1980s 5,030 70
1990s 3,532 63
2000s 2,304 29
2010s 2,283 13
2020s 1,333 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gordon Gordan
2014 224 -
2015 279 7
2016 220 -
2017 275 -
2018 271 6
2019 267 -
2020 225 -
2021 243 -
2022 233 -
2023 223 -
2024 200 -
2025 209 -

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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