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Jordan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“to flow down”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
JOR-dən · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (25% girls, 75% boys since 1880)

From the Hebrew name of the Jordan River, Yarden, from yarad 'to descend'. Used as a given name for both sexes in English.

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How popular is Jordan?

20241,167 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jordan in 20243,885

2024 rank#104 boys

Peak year1997

Total US babies since 1880533,499

Jordan is fading: recent use is about 54% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jordan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jordynflowing down · Hebrew
  • Judsonson of Jordan · English
  • Jordyfarmer; earth-worker · Dutch
  • Jordonflowing down · Hebrew
  • Jordento descend, flow down · Hebrew
  • Jordindescending, flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew

Jordan questions

What does the name Jordan mean?

Jordan means "to flow down". It comes from Hebrew. From the Hebrew name of the Jordan River, Yarden, from yarad 'to descend'. Used as a given name for both sexes in English.

Is Jordan a boy or girl name?

Jordan is used for both: about 25% of US babies named Jordan since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Jordan?

3,885 US babies were named Jordan in 2024. Its peak year was 1997.

How do you pronounce Jordan?

Jordan is usually pronounced JOR-dən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.