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Gideon Name Popularity

How popular is the name Gideon? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
1916 1,078 11 0.0011%
1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 0 0%
1921 1,551 5 0.0004%
1922 — 0 0%
1923 1,462 6 0.0005%
1924 — 0 0%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 — 0 0%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 0 0%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 — 0 0%
1938 — 0 0%
1939 — 0 0%
1940 — 0 0%
1941 — 0 0%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 0 0%
1944 — 0 0%
1945 — 0 0%
1946 — 0 0%
1947 1,575 5 0.0003%
1948 — 0 0%
1949 — 0 0%
1950 1,533 5 0.0003%
1951 — 0 0%
1952 — 0 0%
1953 1,570 5 0.0003%
1954 — 0 0%
1955 — 0 0%
1956 1,463 5 0.0003%
1957 — 0 0%
1958 — 0 0%
1959 — 0 0%
1960 — 0 0%
1961 — 0 0%
1962 1,340 7 0.0004%
1963 1,189 12 0.0007%
1964 — 0 0%
1965 — 0 0%
1966 1,510 5 0.0003%
1967 — 0 0%
1968 — 0 0%
1969 1,002 25 0.0016%
1970 1,709 5 0.0003%
1971 1,177 18 0.0012%
1972 1,409 10 0.0007%
1973 1,411 9 0.0007%
1974 1,102 21 0.0016%
1975 1,419 11 0.0009%
1976 1,249 17 0.0013%
1977 1,601 8 0.0006%
1978 1,461 11 0.0008%
1979 1,600 9 0.0006%
1980 1,070 32 0.0022%
1981 1,158 26 0.0018%
1982 1,013 39 0.0026%
1983 1,340 17 0.0012%
1984 1,196 23 0.0015%
1985 1,546 13 0.0009%
1986 1,295 21 0.0014%
1987 1,140 33 0.0022%
1988 1,300 27 0.0017%
1989 1,124 45 0.0028%
1990 1,488 23 0.0014%
1991 1,151 49 0.003%
1992 1,315 35 0.0022%
1993 1,318 35 0.0022%
1994 1,102 58 0.0038%
1995 968 83 0.0055%
1996 1,055 66 0.0044%
1997 1,191 53 0.0036%
1998 1,081 72 0.0048%
1999 1,138 66 0.0044%
2000 858 135 0.0088%
2001 698 205 0.0136%
2002 818 154 0.0103%
2003 695 228 0.015%
2004 700 233 0.0153%
2005 698 249 0.0163%
2006 570 394 0.0252%
2007 529 448 0.0284%
2008 536 449 0.0291%
2009 540 445 0.0298%
2010 461 533 0.037%
2011 405 657 0.0461%
2012 385 736 0.0516%
2013 362 825 0.0579%
2014 344 920 0.0631%
2015 323 1,027 0.0706%
2016 331 1,002 0.0695%
2017 299 1,127 0.0808%
2018 305 1,075 0.0782%
2019 316 1,001 0.0739%
2020 326 966 0.0759%

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Names Like Gideon

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What names are variants of Gideon?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Gideon.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Gideone

Feller of trees; powerful warrior

Hebrew

Gidi

Feller of trees; powerful warrior

Hebrew

Gidon

Feller of trees; powerful warrior

Hebrew

Hedeon

Russian

What names sound like Gideon?

If you like how Gideon sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Gideon.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Caden

Son of Cadan

Irish

Caiden

Son of Cadan

American

Caidon

Companion

Arabic

Gaeton

Italian

Godden

Friend of God; good friend

English

Godewyn

Friend of God; good friend

English

Godin

Friend of God; good friend

English

Godwin

Friend of God; good friend

English

Godwyn

Friend of God; good friend

English

Jaden

Thankful one

Hebrew

Jadon

Thankful; God will judge

Hebrew

Jaiden

Thankful one

Hebrew

Kadeen

Servant

Arabic

Kaden

Son of Cadan

American

Kadon

From the wetlands; companion

Scottish

Kaiden

Son of Cadan

American

Kaidon

Companion

Arabic

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10 Comments

  1. We had triplets! We wanted their names to be cool put without being super matchy-matchy. We chose Gideon Silas, Sawyer Harvey, and Henry Grayson. their middle names match each other’s first names. Silas with Sam, Harvey with Henry and Greyson with Gideon. 😀

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  2. I love the story in the Bible and the meaning of the name is really special to us. Our daughter, Miriam, was stillborn at 37 weeks and Gideon is our rainbow baby. His name means “Destroyer” or “Conqueror” and it is just a reminder that Jesus has CONQUERED death. Even though we are temporarily separated from our baby girl on earth, we know we will see her again someday in Heaven because Jesus has overcome the grave. <3

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  3. I wanted a unique Biblical name

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  4. We wanted a Biblical name that you didn’t hear cert often.

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  5. My husband actually chose it, because it’s a strong name.

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  6. I name him Gideon because it is biblical and through the leading of Holy Spirit. Has God ministred to me on that faith day ! I love the name because it fit the challenges we passed through during his pregnancy.

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  7. My husband picked this name for a baby boy before we even were thinking about kids. He was inspired by the main character in an assassin book. I like it because it is a biblical name of a Judge. It’s fun to have multiple reasons behind picking it.

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  8. I named my son Gideon for a couple of reasons. Our last name begins with a G and Gideon is a strong biblical character. I absolutely love my baby’s name and don’t regret it.

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  9. While I was pregnant with Gideon…I went through a whole lot and Gideon was still very strong and agile this he became “our little warrior” Gideon “Giddy boy” as fondly called by his dad

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  10. I chose Gideon because Gideon was a strong character in the Bible and because our last name begins with a “G”.

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