How Many People Are Named Jordan?
people named Jordan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 656 people in the US has this name
Based on 536,795 babies named Jordan in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
22,094 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the river which flows between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river's name in Hebrew is יַרְדֵן (Yarden), and it is derived from יָרַד (yarad) meaning "descend" or "flow down". In the New Testament John the Baptist baptizes Jesus Christ in its waters, and it was adopted as a personal name in Europe after crusaders brought water back from the river to baptize their children. There may have been some influence from the Germanic name JORDANES, notably borne by a 6th-century Gothic historian.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Jordan in English. Counting Jordan and these spellings together, about 535,535 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jordan, 25.6% were girls and 74.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Jordan rose from 0% in the 1880s to 14.6% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1990s and 2000s, at 29.9%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jordan alive today is about 25 years old, and 62% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jordan first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1990, to 22,094 babies. In 2025, 3,235 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jordan never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #26, in 1997, and it was in the top 100 for 42 years, 1982 to 2023. In 2025 it ranked #131. Among girls, its best rank was #40, in 1997.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #131 | #584 |
| Best rank | #26 (1997) | #40 (1997) |
| Years in the top 100 | 42 (1982 to 2023) | 19 (1989 to 2007) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #28 in the 1990s | #53 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jordan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jordan were born in California than in any other state: about 53,356 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jordan was given about 1.6 times as often in Hawaii, North Dakota and South Dakota.
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