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Jordan

Boy's name · #131 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

85% boys · 15% girls — Jordan is also given to girls: 503 in 2025, about 15% in recent years. Jordan →

Popularity over time

Jordan reached #26 in 1997 and has faded to #131 since. About 401,000 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#54 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #79 in Ecuador (2025) · #90 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #114 in New Zealand (2025) · #175 in Scotland (2025) · #181 in Ireland (2025) · #248 in England & Wales (2025) · #291 in Netherlands (2025) · #293 in N. Ireland (2025) · #385 in Sweden (2025) · #462 in Poland (2025) · #476 in France (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Jordans

• Jordan Peterson — Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator and manosphere activist (born 1962)
• Jordan Henderson — English association football player (born 1990)
• Jordan Pickford — English association football player (born 1994)
• Jordan Peele — American actor, comedian and filmmaker (born 1979)
• Jordan Ayew — Ghanaian-French footballer (born 1991)

In stories & tradition

• Jordan Collier — The 4400 (TV series)
• Jordan Chase — Dexter (TV series)
• Jordan Green^es — The 100 (TV series)

What Jordans become

Among 2,424 notable people named Jordan:

Sports figures appear 3.08× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jordan Henderson, English association football player (born 1990).

Twin names

Popular twin pairings with Jordan include Jayden, Justin, and Jaden for boys, and Jada for a girl.

Spellings & nicknames

About 180 boys a year are given Jordy as their full name and 110 Judd.

Similar names: Jordy · Zachary · Jonathan · Nathaniel · Evan · Nathan

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