Jordan
The river, from Hebrew Yarden, “flowing down”; crusaders brought the name home as a given name.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Jordan appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1982 to 2023. Its biggest year was 1990, when 16,137 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 29 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1997, at No. 26. In 2025 it ranked No. 131 for boys. The name has also seen real use for girls: 135,599 of the 536,795 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Jordyn (68,060), Jordon (15,608), Jorden (9,365), Jordin (6,895), Jordynn (5,220), Jourdan (4,193) (total births since 1880)
Explore Jordan interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 158 | No. 352 |
| 1890s | 117 | No. 368 |
| 1900s | 123 | No. 451 |
| 1910s | 395 | No. 712 |
| 1920s | 854 | No. 641 |
| 1930s | 770 | No. 581 |
| 1940s | 690 | No. 707 |
| 1950s | 1,189 | No. 539 |
| 1960s | 1,851 | No. 504 |
| 1970s | 5,449 | No. 168 |
| 1980s | 57,172 | No. 44 |
| 1990s | 144,756 | No. 26 |
| 2000s | 101,187 | No. 36 |
| 2010s | 64,530 | No. 46 |
| 2020s | 21,955 | No. 82 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.