How Many People Are Named Gedeon?
An estimated 157 people in the United States have the first name Gedeon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Gedeon peaked in popularity in 2017 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gedeon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gedeon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
157
About 1 in 2,183,149 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2017
11 births
Total Registered
158
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gedeon
Gedeon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 158 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gedeon as a male name
Ranked #9,254 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (11 births)
Gedeon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gedeon span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 71 babies were registered. While Gedeon is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gedeon by Decade
How has Gedeon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gedeon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gedeon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gedeon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gedeon?
We estimate approximately 157 people named Gedeon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,183,149 Americans share this first name.
Is Gedeon a common name?
Gedeon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 158 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gedeon most popular?
Gedeon reached peak popularity in 2017, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gedeon is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gedeon a male name?
Gedeon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gedeon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gedeon Smith, Gedeon Johnson, Gedeon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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