Baby name
FADING
🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇩🇪 Gordon
/GOR · dun/
Meaning
“Scottish/English”
Scottish/English from Gaelic surname. Masculine anchor with Highland association.
Nicknames
gordie · gordy
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Gordon peaked 1950s-1980s in English-speaking regions; now declining as dated masculine.
The cultural moment.
US and UK declining; Canada and Australia showing similar recession post-2000.