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Gordon

“Possibly spacious fort, origin disputed” — Brythonic (uncertain) origin

Boy's name · #1051 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Gordon has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #70 (1935) · 154,909 babies named Gordon all-time · 1 in 8,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,600 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Gordons

• Gordon Brown — Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010
• Gordon Banks — English association football player (1937–2019)
• Gordon Moore — American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation (1929–2023)
• Gordon Ramsay — British chef, restaurateur, and television personality (born 1966)
• Gordon Allport — American psychologist (1897–1967)

In stories & tradition

• Gordon Freeman — Half-Life · Half-Life: Opposing Force
• Gordon Gekko — Wall Street · Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
• Gordon the Big Engine — Thomas & Friends · The Railway Series

What Gordons become

Among 2,662 notable people named Gordon:

Athletes appear 1.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gordon Banks, English association football player (1937–2019).

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