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) 154,909 2,049
Peak Year 1952 1922
Peak Year Births 2,829 82
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Gordon Gorden
1880s 499 6
1890s 939 11
1900s 1,642 6
1910s 13,641 282
1920s 25,622 509
1930s 25,460 423
1940s 24,468 284
1950s 25,741 218
1960s 15,832 151
1970s 6,583 85
1980s 5,030 32
1990s 3,532 20
2000s 2,304 12
2010s 2,283 10
2020s 1,333 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gordon Gorden
2014 224 -
2015 279 -
2016 220 -
2017 275 -
2018 271 5
2019 267 5
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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