Names / Boy names
Gideon
Current rank
#337
holding steady
All-time peak
#304
in 2017
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
22,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #304 in 2017 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Hewer, one who cuts down (Hebrew). Stateside, it enters U.S. records in 1880. Its strongest year was 2017, at #304 nationally. It currently ranks #337 and is holding steady. More than 22,300 children have been given the name overall.