boy's name

Gorden

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 2,054

Gorden is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1922, when 82 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1886.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Gorden over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s.

509
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Gorden by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 6
1890s 11
1900s 6
1910s 282
1920s 509
1930s 423
1940s 284
1950s 218
1960s 151
1970s 85
1980s 32
1990s 20
2000s 12
2010s 10

How popular is Gorden?

In 2019, Gorden was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gorden is used

Canada #1,954 5 in 1992
United States #13,631 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Gorden

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Gorden

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gorden — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gorden

How popular is the name Gorden?

In 2019, Gorden was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Gorden a girl's or a boy's name?

Gorden is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Gorden?

Gorden has 2 syllables.

When was Gorden most popular?

Gorden peaked in 1922, when 82 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.