Jordan
Taken from the river Jordan, whose Hebrew name Yarden comes from a verb meaning to descend or flow down. Crusaders brought it home as a given name.
Jordan in 2025
Jordan was given to 3,235 babies in the United States in 2025 — 2,732 boys and 503 girls, making it the 189th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,025 babies born.
The history of Jordan
Jordan reached its highest point in 1990, when 22,094 babies were given the name, ranking 28th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 16th, in 1998.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 536,795 babies have been named Jordan. Half of them were born before 1998, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jordan by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jordan | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 158 | 687 |
| 1890s | 117 | 962 |
| 1900s | 123 | 1,189 |
| 1910s | 395 | 1,486 |
| 1920s | 854 | 1,337 |
| 1930s | 770 | 1,212 |
| 1940s | 690 | 1,535 |
| 1950s | 1,218 | 1,210 |
| 1960s | 1,913 | 1,099 |
| 1970s | 6,281 | 321 |
| 1980s | 70,959 | 51 |
| 1990s | 206,513 | 16 |
| 2000s | 144,371 | 22 |
| 2010s | 76,717 | 46 |
| 2020s | 25,716 | 108 |
Where Jordan is heading
Jordan has fallen 57% over the past decade, from 7,546 babies in 2015 to 3,235 in 2025.
Names like Jordan
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jordan.