How Many People Are Named Gordon?
An estimated 72,073 people in the United States have the first name Gordon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Gordon peaked in popularity in 1952 with 2,835 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gordon 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 Gordon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Gordon is overwhelmingly male, 670 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Gordon has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
72,073
About 1 in 4,756 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1952
2,835 births
Total Registered
155,367
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gordon
Gordon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 155,367 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Gordon as a male name
Ranked #1,089 in 2024
199 male births in 2024
Peak: 1952 (2,829 births)
Gordon as a female name
Ranked #11,320 in 1989
6 female births in 1989
Peak: 1929 (31 births)
Gordon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gordon span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 25,829 babies were registered. Gordon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gordon by Decade
How has Gordon 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 499 | 499 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 944 | 939 | 5 | |
| 1900s | 1,642 | 1,642 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 13,733 | 13,641 | 92 | |
| 1920s | 25,829 | 25,622 | 207 | |
| 1930s | 25,597 | 25,460 | 137 | |
| 1940s | 24,525 | 24,468 | 57 | |
| 1950s | 25,794 | 25,740 | 54 | |
| 1960s | 15,896 | 15,832 | 64 | |
| 1970s | 6,622 | 6,586 | 36 | |
| 1980s | 5,047 | 5,029 | 18 | |
| 1990s | 3,531 | 3,531 | 0 | |
| 2000s | 2,304 | 2,304 | 0 | |
| 2010s | 2,282 | 2,282 | 0 | |
| 2020s | 1,122 | 1,122 | 0 | |
Gordon by State
Birth registrations for Gordon span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Michigan, California. The lowest are in Delaware, Alaska, Nevada. On average, about 2,910 Gordons were registered per state.
Gordon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gordon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gordon
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gordon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gordon?
We estimate approximately 72,073 people named Gordon 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 4,756 Americans share this first name.
Is Gordon a common name?
Gordon is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 155,367 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gordon most popular?
Gordon reached peak popularity in 1952, when 2,835 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gordon is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gordon a male name?
Gordon is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gordon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gordon Smith, Gordon Johnson, Gordon 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