Gordan

maleStatistical record

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

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

Gordan: Recorded since 1966, it reached #194 in 1979, and it was last ranked in 2001.

1registrar recorded it
18times a registrar ranked it
36years from first to last
#194highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1966–2001

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1966	#256
1968	#267
1970	#278
1974	#321
1975	#321
1976	#316
1977	#293
1978	#242
1979	#194
1980	#288
1982	#330
1985	#269
1986	#283
1989	#307
1992	#337
1995	#334
1999	#379
2001	#409

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 18 of the 36 years from 1966 to 2001.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1966–2001 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1966
First recorded at #256 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2001
Highest recorded position: #194 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1966–2001).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2001
Most recently recorded at #409 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2001.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Gordan 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 Gordan in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	6	2 of 10	3
1970sbusiest	35	7 of 10	5
1980s	18	5 of 10	4
1990s	9	3 of 10	3
2000s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade — the 7 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

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

Gordan appears in

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

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1966 to 2001. Highest recorded position: #194 in Republic of Ireland in 1979.

Gordan'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
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#409	3	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#379	3	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#334	3	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#337	3	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#283	4	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#269	4	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	3	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#288	4	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#194	12	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#242	6	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#293	4	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#316	3	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#278	4	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#267	3	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	3	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1966 and 2001, ranked in 18 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #194, first reached in 1979.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1979.

Its record falls into 11 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

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.

5decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 5 decades →
7 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
11separate stretches the record falls into10 or more separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#409position in 2001, its most recent recorded year
12births registered in its largest year, 1979Under 25 births →

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.

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Gøril · #143, 56y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, 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.

Elfrid · #193, 18y
Emmeli · #195, 22y
Garvan · #193, 22y
Loretto · #196, 15y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Izabela · #194, 58y
Jacintha · #194, 24y
Susanna · #194, 61y
Deborrah · #195, 10y

Gordan was ranked #194 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1979. 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.

Gordan 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 Gordan without appearing here.

Moved ahead of Gordan

Jake Compare
In 1988 they stood at #283 and #317 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1989 that had become #307 and #173.
Cillian Compare
In 1973 they stood at #278 and #305 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1974 that had become #321 and #203.
Jack Compare
In 1979 they stood at #194 and #257 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1980 that had become #288 and #222.
Tom Compare
In 1981 they stood at #288 and #321 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1982 that had become #330 and #268.

Moved the opposite way to Gordan

Aaron Compare
Between 1966 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordan went from #256 to #409 while Aaron went from #171 to #12.
Adam Compare
Between 1966 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordan went from #256 to #409 while Adam went from #229 to #3.
Alexander Compare
Between 1966 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordan went from #256 to #409 while Alexander went from #114 to #65.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1966 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordan went from #256 to #409 while Benjamin went from #185 to #66.

Moved the same way as Gordan

Adrian Compare
Between 1966 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordan went from #256 to #409 and Adrian from #80 to #156.
Alan Compare
Between 1966 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordan went from #256 to #409 and Alan from #23 to #59.
Alfred Compare
Between 1966 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordan went from #256 to #409 and Alfred from #159 to #317.
Anthony Compare
Between 1966 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gordan went from #256 to #409 and Anthony from #12 to #56.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1966 to 2001. Highest recorded position: #194 in Republic of Ireland in 1979. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Gordan

Gordan at a glance

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Popularity journey

Gordan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Gordan at a glance

Gordan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

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Moved ahead of Gordan

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