boy · hebrew and biblical
Gideon
say it gid-ee-un
What Gideon means
- Hebrew and Biblical feller, hewer; a judge and warrior of Israel Hebrew Bible: judge who defeated the Midianites
- Hebrew and Biblical one who cuts down, hewer Hebrew Bible and New Testament: judge and military leader of Israel
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 328 in the US (2024)
- no. 499 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 534 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 535 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 547 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 654 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 835 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 1019 in Scotland (2025)
In the United States it was most popular around 2020.
Other forms
Gidon, Gedeon
Names with a similar meaning
Louis Martin Luis Milo Miles Wyatt Finley Louie Myles Gonçalo Lou Marius