Gideon has been given to about 22,302 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.
Gideon ranks 337th among American boys in 2025, with 993 born that year. Its best year was 2017, when 1,161 babies were given the name, ranking 304th. The typical living American called Gideon is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.18% of births.
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.