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Gideon

Boy's name · #337 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Gideon reached its best rank, #304, in 2017 and ranked #337 in 2025. About 22,000 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#610 in Ireland (2025) · #831 in Netherlands (2025) · #838 in Scotland (2025) · #977 in Sweden (2025) · #985 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,471 in Austria (2025) · #469 in Canada (2024).

Famous Gideons

• Gideon Sundback — Swedish-American inventor (1880–1954)
• Gideon Mantell — British scientist and obstetrician (1790–1852)
• Gideon Sa'ar — Israeli politician
• Gideon Ståhlberg — Swedish chess player (1908–1967)
• Gideon Levy — Israeli journalist

In stories & tradition

• Gideon — Judges (Bible)
• Gideon Fell — Fictional English amateur detective
• Gideon McDuck — Shellfish Motives (comics)

What Gideons become

Among 460 notable people named Gideon:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.96× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gideon Hausner, Israeli jurist and politician (1915–1990).

Similar names: Ari · Giovonni · Tobias · Shimon · Eden · Samson

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