First Name GORDON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GORDON is ranked as the 318th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 213,694.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 67.02 people named GORDON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 54% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named GORDON is 82,722.
  • The SSA data also shows that GORDON is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names GORDON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 213,694 +/-0.8%
  • National Rank 318
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 67.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 82,722
  • National Rank 590
  • Percentile Rank 99.36%
  • Proportion/100k 25.94

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GORDON is 81.5% White, 2.0% Hispanic origin, 12.0% Black, 2.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name GORDON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name GORDON is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • Scottish masculine given name
  • Yiddish surname
  • Spanish surname
  • Anglicised Irish surname
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • English masculine given name
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Jewish surname

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name GORDON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.5% 63.9% 17.6%
Hispanic origin 2.0% 16.3% -14.3%
Black 12.0% 12.3% -0.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.3% 4.9% -2.6%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GORDON is California where 23,761 people have this name.
  • Utah is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GORDON, as 158.43 in every 100,000 Utahns have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Utah is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Rhode Island (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names GORDON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 7,926 61.53 99.4% Indiana 4,467 67.72 99.0% Iowa 2,168 69.77 98.8% Kansas 2,025 69.74 98.1% Michigan 10,073 101.65 99.7% Minnesota 6,425 117.74 99.5% Missouri 1,110 37.08 97.6% Nebraska 1,761 93.58 98.0% North Dakota 1,166 157.68 97.2% Ohio 6,304 54.37 99.2% South Dakota 1,309 153.39 97.4% Wisconsin 6,049 105.07 99.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GORDON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 7,926 61.53 99.4%
Indiana 4,467 67.72 99.0%
Iowa 2,168 69.77 98.8%
Kansas 2,025 69.74 98.1%
Michigan 10,073 101.65 99.7%
Minnesota 6,425 117.74 99.5%
Missouri 1,110 37.08 97.6%
Nebraska 1,761 93.58 98.0%
North Dakota 1,166 157.68 97.2%
Ohio 6,304 54.37 99.2%
South Dakota 1,309 153.39 97.4%
Wisconsin 6,049 105.07 99.4%
West State Statistics First-Names GORDON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 749 101.61 95.5% Arizona 6,464 96.03 99.2% California 23,761 61.23 99.8% Colorado 4,423 82.59 99.1% Hawaii 1,583 111.54 99.1% Idaho 2,264 138.53 98.6% Montana 1,381 134.88 97.6% Nevada 2,091 73.65 98.5% New Mexico 1,340 64.23 97.2% Oregon 5,436 136.91 99.3% Utah 4,663 158.43 99.2% Washington 8,168 115.67 99.6% Wyoming 690 118.13 96.0%

West States
State stats for the first name GORDON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 749 101.61 95.5%
Arizona 6,464 96.03 99.2%
California 23,761 61.23 99.8%
Colorado 4,423 82.59 99.1%
Hawaii 1,583 111.54 99.1%
Idaho 2,264 138.53 98.6%
Montana 1,381 134.88 97.6%
Nevada 2,091 73.65 98.5%
New Mexico 1,340 64.23 97.2%
Oregon 5,436 136.91 99.3%
Utah 4,663 158.43 99.2%
Washington 8,168 115.67 99.6%
Wyoming 690 118.13 96.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names GORDON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,183 32.89 98.1% Maine 723 54.37 95.8% Massachusetts 2,579 38.23 98.6% New Hampshire 766 57.75 96.5% New Jersey 2,669 29.86 98.8% New York 11,367 57.56 99.7% Pennsylvania 6,420 50.21 99.3% Rhode Island 310 29.37 94.9% Vermont 909 145.15 98.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GORDON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,183 32.89 98.1%
Maine 723 54.37 95.8%
Massachusetts 2,579 38.23 98.6%
New Hampshire 766 57.75 96.5%
New Jersey 2,669 29.86 98.8%
New York 11,367 57.56 99.7%
Pennsylvania 6,420 50.21 99.3%
Rhode Island 310 29.37 94.9%
Vermont 909 145.15 98.1%
South State Statistics First-Names GORDON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 3,062 63.13 98.9% Arkansas 1,678 56.58 98.1% Delaware 448 47.9 97.9% Dist. of Columbia 277 42 96.8% Florida 11,855 59.59 99.7% Georgia 5,655 56.01 99.3% Kentucky 2,962 67.12 98.5% Louisiana 2,418 52.01 98.6% Maryland 3,779 63.23 99.3% Mississippi 1,110 37.08 97.6% North Carolina 4,988 50.16 99.4% Oklahoma 2,415 62.28 98.5% South Carolina 2,683 55.52 98.7% Tennessee 4,144 63.28 99.1% Texas 11,892 44.12 99.6% Virginia 5,866 70.45 99.4% West Virginia 864 46.69 95.8%

South States
State stats for the first name GORDON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 3,062 63.13 98.9%
Arkansas 1,678 56.58 98.1%
Delaware 448 47.9 97.9%
Dist. of Columbia 277 42 96.8%
Florida 11,855 59.59 99.7%
Georgia 5,655 56.01 99.3%
Kentucky 2,962 67.12 98.5%
Louisiana 2,418 52.01 98.6%
Maryland 3,779 63.23 99.3%
Mississippi 1,110 37.08 97.6%
North Carolina 4,988 50.16 99.4%
Oklahoma 2,415 62.28 98.5%
South Carolina 2,683 55.52 98.7%
Tennessee 4,144 63.28 99.1%
Texas 11,892 44.12 99.6%
Virginia 5,866 70.45 99.4%
West Virginia 864 46.69 95.8%
 

Full Names with GORDON as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GORDON as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named GORDON.

The most popular full name is GORDON Smith. 1.20% of all the people named GORDON have this family name.

There are 17643 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GORDON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 GORDON Smith 1.20%
2 GORDON Johnson 0.92%
3 GORDON Brown 0.62%
4 GORDON Jones 0.51%
5 GORDON Anderson 0.50%
6 GORDON Miller 0.46%
7 GORDON Davis 0.44%
8 GORDON Williams 0.40%
9 GORDON Lee 0.36%
10 GORDON Wilson 0.29%
11 GORDON Nelson 0.28%
12 GORDON Hill 0.28%
13 GORDON Taylor 0.28%
14 GORDON Hall 0.27%
15 GORDON Lewis 0.26%
16 GORDON Peterson 0.26%
17 GORDON Thomas 0.26%
18 GORDON Scott 0.24%
19 GORDON White 0.23%
20 GORDON King 0.23%

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