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Jordin

Jordin: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“descending, flow down”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
JOR-din · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (64% girls, 36% boys since 1880)

Jordin is a variant spelling of Jordan, from the river name deriving from Hebrew Yarden. This spelling is modern and used for both sexes in English-speaking contexts.

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How popular is Jordin?

20249.9 per million US babies
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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 Jordin in 202433

Peak year2008

Total US babies since 18806,868

Jordin is fading: recent use is about 23% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jordin

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Jordin questions

What does the name Jordin mean?

Jordin means "descending, flow down". It comes from Hebrew. Jordin is a variant spelling of Jordan, from the river name deriving from Hebrew Yarden. This spelling is modern and used for both sexes in English-speaking contexts.

Is Jordin a boy or girl name?

Jordin is used for both: about 64% of US babies named Jordin since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Jordin?

33 US babies were named Jordin in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.

How do you pronounce Jordin?

Jordin is usually pronounced JOR-din.

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.