Gordon

Scottish

"great hill"

Gordon Origin and Meaning

The name Gordon is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "great hill".

As this long-term Age of Jordans, both male and female, begins to wind down, the neglected Scottish favorite Gordon, with its more distinguished history, could come back as a distinctive alternative. Gordon is one of the most classic authentically Scottish names for boys.

Originally a surname, it was used in honor of nineteenth century general Charles George Gordon, killed defending the city of Khartoum. Conservative but not stodgy, Gordon was a Top 100 name from 1911 to 1943 and is showing some new signs of life. It fell off the charts in 2009 and reentered in 2014.

A contemporary political headliner is former Prime Minister Gordon Brown (born James Gordon), and other distinguished bearers of the name have been photographer and film director Parks, Scottish celebrity chef Ramsay, and the beloved "Sesame Street" character Gordon Robinson. We won't even mention that symbol of corporate greed from the 80's movie Wall Street.

Gordon Rank in US Top 1000

# 988 in the US

Gordon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 663 on Nameberry

Gordon Popularity

• 988 US 2023
• 663 Nameberry 2024
• 688 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Gordon

• Gordon Haddon Clark American philosopher
• (James) Gordon Brown British Prime Minister
• (Leroy) Gordon Cooper Jr., American astronaut
• Gordon Muir Campbell Canadian politician
• Gordon Edgar "Gord" Downie Canadian singer/songwriter
• Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner aka Sting English singer,songwriter
• Gordon Rupert Dickson American,Canadian novelist
• Gordon Gould American physicist
• Gordon Bitner Hinckley American Mormon leader
• Gordon "Gordie" Howe Canadian ice hockey player
• Gordon Hill Jenkins American arranger and composer
• Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Canadian singer,songwriter
• (Albert) Gordon MacRae American actor/singer
• Gordon James Ramsay Scottish restaurateur & TV personality
• Gordon David Strachan Scottish football manager
• George Gordon Byron Lord Byron, English Romantic poet
• Michael Gordon Clifford Australian guitarist in "5 Seconds of Summer"
• Gordon Korman Canadian,American author

Gordon in Pop Culture

• Gordon Deitrich character in "V for Vendetta"
• Gordon Gekko main character in "Wall Street" series
• Gordon Shumway character on "Alf"
• Gordon Freeman main character on "Half,Life" series
• David "Gordo" Gordon character on TV's "Lizzie McGuire"
• Gordon train from animated series "Thomas & Friends"
• Gordon Robinson character on TV's "Sesame Street"
• Gordon Smallwood character the movie "The Mothman Prophecies"
• Gordon Cahill character on TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger"
• Gordon Cooper Tracy character from The Thunderbirds series (TV show [1965,66], movie [2004], and TV show remake [2015,]), he was the fourth oldest Tracy son
• Gordon Malloy character on the TV series "The Orville"