# Jordan (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jordan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “jordan (river)” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Jords |
| Variant spellings | Jordyn, Jourdynn |
| US babies named this | 536,795 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 401,196 / 135,599 (25% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 40,954, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). Doublet of Yarden. The area in Hong Kong is named after Jordan station, which is named after Jordan Road, which in turn is named after Sir John Jordan.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,638 | 196 |
| 2012 | 1,423 | 221 |
| 2013 | 1,239 | 260 |
| 2014 | 1,314 | 246 |
| 2015 | 1,219 | 262 |
| 2016 | 1,124 | 288 |
| 2017 | 893 | 355 |
| 2018 | 836 | 374 |
| 2019 | 773 | 400 |
| 2020 | 703 | 437 |
| 2021 | 741 | 425 |
| 2022 | 632 | 500 |
| 2023 | 617 | 498 |
| 2024 | 565 | 538 |
| 2025 | 503 | 584 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8,096 | 46 |
| 2012 | 7,828 | 48 |
| 2013 | 7,220 | 53 |
| 2014 | 6,903 | 55 |
| 2015 | 6,327 | 59 |
| 2016 | 5,680 | 65 |
| 2017 | 5,176 | 73 |
| 2018 | 4,703 | 80 |
| 2019 | 4,344 | 89 |
| 2020 | 4,287 | 82 |
| 2021 | 4,026 | 88 |
| 2022 | 3,919 | 92 |
| 2023 | 3,655 | 96 |
| 2024 | 3,336 | 104 |
| 2025 | 2,732 | 131 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 4,012 |
| 2011 | 7 | 3,185 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4,838 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4,739 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3,514 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,925 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3,178 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,541 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3,447 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,866 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2,888 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4,056 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2,574 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4,201 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 227 | 217 |
| 2012 | 259 | 210 |
| 2013 | 243 | 215 |
| 2014 | 268 | 212 |
| 2015 | 290 | 200 |
| 2016 | 256 | 219 |
| 2017 | 248 | 212 |
| 2018 | 265 | 203 |
| 2019 | 249 | 204 |
| 2020 | 223 | 220 |
| 2021 | 238 | 220 |
| 2022 | 279 | 181 |
| 2023 | 245 | 201 |
| 2024 | 233 | 213 |
| 2025 | 189 | 248 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Йордан
- Catalan: Jordà
- Chinese: 喬丹 /乔丹
- Dutch: Jordaan, Jordan
- Esperanto: Jordano, Jordana
- French: Jordan, Jourdain, Jourdan, Jourden
- German: Jordan, Jordana
- Greek: Ιορδάνης, Ιορδάνα
- Hebrew: יַרְדֵּן
- Hungarian: Jordán
- Italian: Giordano, Giordana, Giordani
- Latin: Iordanēs, Jordanēs, Iordanus, Jordanus
- Latvian: Džordans
- Portuguese: Jordão, Jordana
- Romanian: Iordan
- Russian: Джо́рдан, Иордан
- Spanish: Jordán
- Ukrainian: Джо́рдан, Йорда́н
- Vietnamese: Gioóc-đan

## People named Jordan

- Jordan Peterson, Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator and manosphere activist 
- Jordan Henderson, English association football player (born 1990)
- Jordan Pickford, English footballer (born 1994)
- Jordan Peele, American actor, comedian and filmmaker (born 1979)
- Jordan Belfort, American stockbroker
- Jordan Veretout, French footballer (born 1993)
- Richard Jordan Gatling, American firearm designer (1818–1903)
- Jordan Rudess, American keyboardist
- Jordan Lukaku, Belgian association football player (born 1994)
- Jordan Farmar, American basketball player (born 1986)
- Jordan Spieth, American professional golfer
- Jordan Ladd, American actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.