Over the past 110 years, 147 563 boys and 17 girls have been named Gordon. The name Gordon ranks 218th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Gordon in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Gordon came in the 1920s and 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.