Gordon

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Gordon: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Gordon: Recorded every year since 1952, it reached #51 in 1956, and it stood at #727 in 2024.

6registrars recorded it
109times a registrar ranked it
73years from first to last
#51highest recorded position
17groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Gordon's record

Ranked every year since 1952, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#853
1997	#661
1998	#813
1999	#809
2000	#1167
2001	#1467
2002	#1322
2003	#1092
2004	#1077
2005	#1716
2006	#1545
2007	#1440
2008	#1511
2009	#1568
2010	#2036
2011	#2892
2012	#1756
2013	#1796
2014	#2079
2015	#1586
2016	#1570
2017	#3040
2018	#2259
2019	#1745
2020	#2682
2021	#2125
2022	#1534
2023	#3523
2024	#2443

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 47 of the 55 years from 1964 to 2018.

In 2024: #727 among boys in Scotland, #2443 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1952–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #58 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1967
Highest recorded position: #51 among boys in New Zealand, in 1956 (recorded 1954–1967).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Gordon appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, with 47 ranked years and 1,171 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Boys, from 1952.

Gordon across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Gordon's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#129 (1964)	#83 (1976)	#749 (2018)	47 of 55	1,171 (1964–2018)	84 (1976)
England and Wales · Boys	#853 (1996)	#661 (1997)	#2443 (2024)	29 of 29	369 (1996–2024)	25 (1997)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#58 (1952)	#58 (1952)	#98 (1967)	16 of 16	1,571 (1952–1967)	146 (1952)
New Zealand · Boys	#54 (1954)	#51 (1956)	#96 (1967)	14 of 14	1,444 (1954–1967)	136 (1956)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#271 (1997)	#271 (1997)	#277 (1999)	2 of 3	6 (1997–1999)	3 (1997)

Gordon by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Gordon in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	139	6 of 10	23
1970sbusiest	622	10 of 10	62
1980s	281	10 of 10	28
1990s	85	10 of 10	9
2000s	21	5 of 10	4
2010s	23	6 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 62 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Gordon appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #51 in New Zealand in 1956.

Gordon's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2443	9	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3523	5	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1534	16	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2125	10	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2682	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1745	13	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2259	9	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3040	6	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1570	16	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1586	15	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2079	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1796	12	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1756	13	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2892	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2036	10	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1568	14	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1511	14	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1440	15	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1545	12	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1716	10	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1077	18	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1092	16	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1322	11	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1467	9	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1167	12	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#809	20	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#813	19	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#661	25	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#853	17	High	Verified
1967	New South Wales, Australia	male	#98	61	Insufficient	Not yet available
1966	New South Wales, Australia	male	#99	57	Insufficient	Not yet available
1965	New South Wales, Australia	male	#88	68	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	male	#79	80	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	male	#84	76	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	male	#91	71	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	male	#75	106	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	male	#77	97	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	male	#69	118	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	male	#66	115	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	male	#70	108	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	male	#64	124	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	male	#62	118	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	male	#61	121	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	male	#67	105	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	male	#58	146	Insufficient	Not yet available
1967	New Zealand	male	#96	63	High	Verified
1966	New Zealand	male	#93	70	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	male	#85	80	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	male	#88	73	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	male	#76	92	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	male	#67	116	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	male	#67	118	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	male	#68	98	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	male	#64	117	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	male	#65	110	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	male	#60	119	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	male	#51	136	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	male	#57	118	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	male	#54	134	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#277	3	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#271	3	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#749	3	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#713	3	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#615	4	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#548	5	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#623	4	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#611	4	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#527	4	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	5	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#351	6	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#500	3	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#451	3	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	4	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#229	7	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#209	12	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#261	7	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	9	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#263	5	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#195	12	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#202	10	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#193	11	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#216	8	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#184	11	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#179	12	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#128	33	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#158	18	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#153	21	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#141	25	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#123	39	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#139	27	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#113	47	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#112	48	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#110	51	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#101	62	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#90	73	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#83	84	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#96	66	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#97	68	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#94	73	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#104	52	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#104	53	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#106	40	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#101	41	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#114	27	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#109	27	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#134	16	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#148	12	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#129	16	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#727	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1952 and 2024, ranked in 73 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #51, first reached in 1956.

It held a top-100 place in 21 years, 16 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 146 births, registered in New South Wales, Australia in 1952.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1954, and 72 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Gøran · #124, 53y
Gordan · #194, 18y
Gøril · #143, 56y
Gorm · #289, 31y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Bronwyn · #49, 70y
Leonie · #49, 73y
Douglas · #47, 70y
Karina · #55, 71y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Kathrine · #51, 63y
Toni · #51, 70y
Janelle · #50, 56y
Ørjan · #50, 69y

Gordon was ranked #51 in New Zealand · Boys in 1956. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Gordon and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Gordon without appearing here.

Gordon moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3523 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2443 and #5119.
Brett Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3523 and #3523 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2443 and #4270.
Grant Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3523 and #2813 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2443 and #4270.
Garry Compare
In 2011 they stood at #2892 and #2613 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #1756 and #3039.

Moved ahead of Gordon

Harper Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1534 and #1609 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #1207.
Matheo Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1534 and #2018 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #1363.
Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1534 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #1461.
Henrik Compare
In 2016 they stood at #1570 and #1704 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #3040 and #1247.

Moved the opposite way to Gordon

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordon went from #129 to #749 while Alexander went from #116 to #31.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordon went from #129 to #749 while Benjamin went from #139 to #56.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordon went from #129 to #749 while Conor went from #56 to #4.
James Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordon went from #129 to #749 while James went from #5 to #2.

Moved the same way as Gordon

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordon went from #129 to #749 and Adrian from #65 to #180.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordon went from #129 to #749 and Alfred from #134 to #369.
Denis Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordon went from #129 to #749 and Denis from #21 to #187.
Francis Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordon went from #129 to #749 and Francis from #16 to #247.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #51 in New Zealand in 1956. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Gordon

Gordon at a glance

What stands out in Gordon's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Gordon across 5 official records

Gordon by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Gordon appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

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Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Gordon

Gordon and the names beside it

Gordon moved ahead of

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Gordon at a glance

What stands out in Gordon's record

Gordon across 5 official records

Gordon by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Gordon appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Gordon

Gordon and the names beside it

Gordon moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Gordon

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