Gideon

Given to 22,302 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#337
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
993
boys 993
Peak year
2017
1,161 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
22,302
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Gideon was most popular in 2017, when 1,161 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.63 per 1,000). In 2025, 993 babies were named Gideon, ranking #337 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.20.40.60.818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Gideon was most popular in 2017, when 1,161 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.63 per 1,000). In 2025, 993 babies were named Gideon, ranking #337 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.20.40.60.81880192019602000Peak 2017

Gideon was most popular in 2017, when 1,161 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.63 per 1,000). In 2025, 993 babies were named Gideon, ranking #337 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 993 337
2024 <5 — 1,054 329
2023 <5 — 1,047 318
2022 9 10383 1,027 330
2021 7 12206 1,084 308
2020 <5 — 1,031 321
2019 <5 — 1,043 320
2018 5 15682 1,108 308
2017 <5 — 1,161 304
2016 <5 — 1,034 336
2015 <5 — 1,055 327
2014 <5 — 944 348
2013 <5 — 846 367
2012 <5 — 765 391
2011 5 16764 689 411
2010 <5 — 576 460
2009 <5 — 486 542
2008 <5 — 504 530
2007 <5 — 490 526
2006 <5 — 433 575
2005 <5 — 304 683
2004 <5 — 290 688
2003 <5 — 290 674
2002 6 13595 226 762
2001 <5 — 257 698
2000 <5 — 180 875
1999 <5 — 135 1028
1998 <5 — 122 1072
1997 <5 — 121 1051
1996 <5 — 112 1079
1995 <5 — 137 949
1994 <5 — 101 1128
1993 <5 — 106 1085
1992 <5 — 82 1246
1991 <5 — 95 1124
1990 <5 — 78 1252
1989 <5 — 100 1030
1988 <5 — 78 1130
1987 <5 — 80 1067
1986 <5 — 60 1242
1985 <5 — 51 1354
1984 <5 — 60 1174
1983 <5 — 48 1347
1982 <5 — 77 1031
1981 <5 — 67 1111
1980 <5 — 83 989
1979 <5 — 46 1370
1978 <5 — 37 1537
1977 <5 — 42 1407
1976 <5 — 42 1373
1975 <5 — 49 1208
1974 <5 — 44 1269
1973 <5 — 36 1400
1972 <5 — 43 1262
1971 <5 — 37 1400
1970 <5 — 26 1699
1969 <5 — 38 1280
1968 <5 — 22 1695
1967 <5 — 17 1906
1966 <5 — 21 1684
1965 <5 — 17 1918
1964 <5 — 15 2114
1963 <5 — 26 1548
1962 <5 — 23 1669
1961 <5 — 13 2322
1960 <5 — 15 2121
1959 <5 — 20 1806
1958 <5 — 12 2370
1957 <5 — 14 2190
1956 <5 — 20 1765
1955 <5 — 20 1725
1954 <5 — 14 2114
1953 <5 — 15 2038
1952 <5 — 11 2376
1951 <5 — 17 1838
1950 <5 — 17 1815
1949 <5 — 8 2802
1948 <5 — 12 2218
1947 <5 — 17 1850
1946 <5 — 19 1642
1945 <5 — 9 2393
1944 <5 — 8 2633
1943 <5 — 11 2277
1942 <5 — 16 1799
1941 <5 — 8 2656
1940 <5 — 12 2081
1939 <5 — 14 1879
1938 <5 — 11 2185
1937 <5 — 16 1756
1936 <5 — 12 2062
1935 <5 — 9 2529
1934 <5 — 10 2393
1933 <5 — 6 3268
1932 <5 — 10 2465
1931 <5 — 13 2101
1930 <5 — 14 2079
1929 <5 — 29 1312
1928 <5 — 15 2048
1927 <5 — 26 1468
1926 <5 — 18 1846
1925 <5 — 14 2193
1924 <5 — 24 1577
1923 <5 — 29 1358
1922 <5 — 18 1883
1921 <5 — 25 1509
1920 <5 — 28 1382
1919 <5 — 26 1408
1918 <5 — 17 1905
1917 <5 — 40 1033
1916 <5 — 23 1459
1915 <5 — 16 1782
1914 <5 — 22 1260
1913 <5 — 19 1173
1912 <5 — 14 1268
1911 <5 — <5 —
1910 <5 — 8 1193
1909 <5 — 11 893
1908 <5 — <5 —
1907 <5 — 6 1200
1906 <5 — 7 1004
1905 <5 — <5 —
1904 <5 — <5 —
1903 <5 — <5 —
1902 <5 — <5 —
1901 <5 — 5 1058
1900 <5 — 11 785
1899 <5 — 6 928
1898 <5 — <5 —
1897 <5 — <5 —
1896 <5 — <5 —
1895 <5 — <5 —
1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — <5 —
1892 <5 — 6 956
1891 <5 — 5 963
1890 <5 — 7 814
1889 <5 — <5 —
1888 <5 — 13 554
1887 <5 — 8 679
1886 <5 — 10 605
1885 <5 — 13 521
1884 <5 — 9 663
1883 <5 — 5 892
1882 <5 — 6 837
1881 <5 — 7 706
1880 <5 — 10 600

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Where Gideon is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years