Boys' name · peaked in 2017
Gideon name popularity since 1925
21,848 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gideon. Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Gideon is about 11 years old in 2026. Gideon peaked in 2017 as the #304 name for boys, and it ranked #337 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 21,848
- Named Gideon, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #337
- for boys in 2025 (993 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 32 girls · 21,816 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.28× its national share
Peak year is the year Gideon made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Gideon births per year, 1925–2025
2017 was the biggest year for Gideon both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Gideon became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 15,700 baby boys to 1 in 6,810.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Gideon's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gideon.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gideon in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 102 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 115 | #2,604 |
| 1940s | 0 | 120 | #2,462 |
| 1950s | 0 | 160 | #1,753 |
| 1960s | 0 | 207 | #1,952 |
| 1970s | 0 | 402 | #1,216 |
| 1980s | 0 | 704 | #1,363 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,089 | #950 |
| 2000s | 6 | 3,460 | #684 |
| 2010s | 10 | 9,221 | #327 |
| 2020–25 | 16 | 6,236 | #337 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
61.6% of babies named Gideon from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Gideon is most popular
The index compares Gideon's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Gideon.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.28× | 538 |
| Washington | 2.23× | 719 |
| Oregon | 2.00× | 361 |
| Colorado | 1.68× | 398 |
| Arizona | 1.54× | 385 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gideon's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gideon.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gideon (2017).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data