Gideon is a distinctive choice, ranked #976 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Gideon in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#976
US Rank #337
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About the Name Gideon
Gideon is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 30 places over five years. Its high point was #563 in 1999, and it now sits at #826. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Gideon is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Gideon in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #331, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
โญ Famous People Named Gideon
Gideon Olanrewaju โ Gideon Oluwaseun Olanrewaju is a Nigerian educational technology entrepreneur, and digital development researcher who started AREAi, an EdTech non-profit organisation that designs and provides digital and offline learning tools for engaging learningโฆ
Gideon Rachman โ Gideon Rachman is a British journalist.
Gideon Levy โ Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist and author.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Gideon
Unlikely. With around 31 UK babies named Gideon per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Gideon in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Gideon is declining: down 180 places since 2020, to #976 in 2025. It peaked at #563 in 1999.
Gideon is more popular in the US (#331) than in the UK (#826). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Gideon include: Gideon Olanrewaju, Gideon Rachman and Gideon Levy. Short summaries for each appear below.
Gideon appears in the US top 500 at #331 in 2024 โ moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
31
UK babies named Gideon (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 180 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Gideon
Almost certainly the only Gideon in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Gideon Oluwaseun Olanrewaju is a Nigerian educational technology entrepreneur, and digital development researcher who started AREAi, an EdTech non-profit organisation that designs and provides digital and offline learning tools for engaging learning experiences to improve learning outcomes for children, youth and women that are not in education, employment or training, and has reached thousands of beneficiaries across Nigeria.
Samuel Edward Gideon (หsรฆmjul หษdwษrd หษกษชdiษn) was a 20th-century architect and architectural historian most active in Austin, Texas, and as a professor at The University of Texas, Austin School of Architecture.