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Gideon

“Hewer; one who cuts down” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #337 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Gideon reached its best rank, #304, in 2017 and ranked #337 in 2025. About 22,000 boys have carried it since 1880.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,400 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 4,700 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Gideons

• Gideon Sundback — Swedish-American inventor (1880-1954)
• Gideon Mantell — British scientist and obstetrician (1790–1852)
• Gideon Sa'ar — Israeli politician
• Gideon Ståhlberg — Swedish chess player (1908–1967)
• Gideon Levy — Israeli journalist

In stories & tradition

• Gideon — Judges · Epistle to the Hebrews
• Gideon Fell — literary character
• Gideon McDuck — Shellfish Motives

What Gideons become

Among 460 notable people named Gideon:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.96× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gideon Hausner, Israeli jurist and politician (1915–1990).

Similar names: Ari · Gian · Eden · Shimon · Dawson · Samson

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