Gordon is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “proud.” In 2024 it was given to 199 boys in the United States.
Gordon belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “proud” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gordon first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #70 in 1935, and in 2024 199 babies received the name — 154,697 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gordon means “proud” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gordon is a boy name. In 2024, 199 babies received the name in the US.
Gordon comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Gordon first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #70 in 1935, and 199 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gordon is pronounced /ˈɡɔrdn̩/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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