The first name Yordan
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 boys were named Yordan, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 12 births (#1,860).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Yordan with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Yordan at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 boys born in the United States were named Yordan, the 9,681st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 17 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Yordan
18 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Yordan LetchkovBulgarian footballer, born 1967
- Yordan YovchevBulgarian artistic gymnast (born 1973)
- Yordan YovkovBulgarian writer (1880–1937)
- Yordan RadichkovBulgarian writer (1929–2004)
- Yordan BikovBulgarian weightlifter, born 1950
- Yordan MitkovBulgarian weightlifter, born 1956
- Yordan TerziyskiBulgarian politician and architect (born 1984)
- Yordan MinevBulgarian footballer, born 1980
- Yordan IvanovBulgarian historian, 1872–1947
- Yordan ÁlvarezCuban baseball player (born 1997)
- Yordan PetkovBulgarian footballer, born 1976
- Yordan TodorovBulgarian footballer, born 1981
Questions
- How popular is the name Yordan?
- In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Yordan, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 2021, with 12 births.
- Is Yordan a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 230 US babies named Yordan since 1880 were boys.
- When was Yordan most popular?
- 2020 in the United States, when 17 babies were named Yordan, its highest rank at 5,443rd.