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Gedeon

/ˈɡɛdiən/ · 100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Gedeon has been given to about 163 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɡɛdiən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 160
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gedeon per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 11
  • Born in 20255
  • All time163

How popular is Gedeon?

Its best year was 2017, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 7253rd. The typical living American called Gedeon is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Gedeon

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gideon0.82
  2. Deon0.70
  3. Edson0.70
  4. Gerson0.70
  5. Henderson0.67
  6. Greyson0.63
  7. Glendon0.63
  8. Jefferson0.61

Middle names for Gedeon

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gedeon Paul0.77
  2. Gedeon Lee0.77
  3. Gedeon Dean0.76
  4. Gedeon Blake0.76
  5. Gedeon Bryce0.76
  6. Gedeon Wade0.76

Sibling names for Gedeon

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.81
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.80
  3. Bodenbrother · 0.80
  4. Ayaneither · 0.80
  5. Emilianasister · 0.80
  6. Maisysister · 0.79

Where Gedeon is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gedeon White0.72
    2. Gedeon Reyes0.72
    3. Gedeon Lee0.72
    4. Gedeon Hill0.72
    5. Gedeon Hall0.72
    6. Gedeon Wright0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gedeon

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.