Gordon means great hill or spacious fort — from the Scottish Gaelic. Gordon Ramsay IS the most famous chef. Commissioner Gordon IS Batman's most important ally. Flash Gordon IS sci-fi's most iconic hero. Two syllables of the most famous chef, Batman's-most-important-ally, and sci-fi's-most-iconic.
Commissioner Gordon IS Batman's most important ally.
Flash Gordon IS sci-fi's most iconic hero.
Two syllables with a strong, Scottish sound: GOR-don.
The meaning great hill carries Scottish depth.
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The vibe of Gordon
great hillspacious fortScottishGaelicRamsayfamous chefCommissionerBatmanFlash Gordon
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Origin & history of Gordon
Scottish Gaelic (great hill/spacious fort)→Gordon
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English / Gaelic roots
Gordon means great hill. Ramsay IS the most famous chef. Commissioner Gordon IS Batman's ally. Flash Gordon IS sci-fi's iconic.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Scottish; Flash Gordon (1934); Gordon Ramsay (born 1966).
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Today
Gordon remains a beloved choice, ranking #919 in the US. 155,367 babies have been named Gordon since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Gordon?
1952peak year
Gordon appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1952, 2,829 babies received the name (ranked #110). Today it sits around #919, with roughly 243 babies named Gordon each year. Gordon's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 155,367 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Gordon's Life Path 8 is the achiever's number — chef-commissioner-Flash achievement. People named Gordon tend to be strong, Scottish, and gifted at being the chef AND Batman's ally AND sci-fi's hero.
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Chef AND Batman's ally AND sci-fi hero
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Ramsay-famous
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Commissioner-Batman
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Flash-Gordon
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Scottish-great-hill
G7
O6
R9
D4
O6
N5
Sum: 37 → Life path 1
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Personality of Gordon
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Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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