How Many People Are Named Gordan?
An estimated 511 people in the United States have the first name Gordan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Gordan peaked in popularity in 1930 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gordan 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 Gordan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
511
About 1 in 670,752 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1930
24 births
Total Registered
1,026
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gordan
Gordan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,026 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gordan as a male name
Ranked #11,249 in 2018
6 male births in 2018
Peak: 1930 (24 births)
Gordan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gordan span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 171 babies were registered. Gordan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gordan by Decade
How has Gordan 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.
Gordan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gordan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gordan
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gordan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gordan?
We estimate approximately 511 people named Gordan 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 670,752 Americans share this first name.
Is Gordan a common name?
Gordan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,026 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gordan most popular?
Gordan reached peak popularity in 1930, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gordan is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gordan a male name?
Gordan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gordan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gordan Smith, Gordan Johnson, Gordan 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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