How Many People Are Named Gideon?
An estimated 20,298 people in the United States have the first name Gideon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Gideon peaked in popularity in 2017 with 1,161 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gideon 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 Gideon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gideon is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
20,298
About 1 in 16,886 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2017
1,161 births
Total Registered
21,288
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gideon
Gideon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21,288 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Gideon as a male name
Ranked #331 in 2024
1,042 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (1,161 births)
Gideon as a female name
Ranked #10,651 in 2022
9 female births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (9 births)
Gideon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gideon span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 9,230 babies were registered. While Gideon is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gideon by Decade
How has Gideon 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.
Gideon by State
Birth registrations for Gideon span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Vermont, Delaware. On average, about 354 Gideons were registered per state.
Gideon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gideon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gideon
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gideon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gideon?
We estimate approximately 20,298 people named Gideon 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 16,886 Americans share this first name.
Is Gideon a common name?
Gideon is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21,288 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gideon most popular?
Gideon reached peak popularity in 2017, when 1,161 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gideon is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gideon a male name?
Gideon is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gideon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gideon Smith, Gideon Johnson, Gideon 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me