Gordon vs Gorden

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

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Gordon

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Gorden

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Metric Gordon Gorden
Current Rank #1087 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 154,697 2,049
Peak Year 1952 1922
Peak Year Births 2,829 82
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Gordon Gorden
1880ss 499 6
1890ss 939 11
1900ss 1,642 6
1910ss 13,641 282
1920ss 25,622 509
1930ss 25,460 423
1940ss 24,468 284
1950ss 25,740 218
1960ss 15,832 151
1970ss 6,586 85
1980ss 5,029 32
1990ss 3,531 20
2000ss 2,304 12
2010ss 2,282 10
2020ss 1,122 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gordon Gorden
2014 224 —
2015 279 —
2016 220 —
2017 274 —
2018 271 5
2019 267 5
2020 225 —
2021 243 —
2022 233 —
2023 222 —
2024 199 —

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, 1880–2024.

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