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Jordan

Gender
Boy
Say it
JOR-dan
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#247 for boys
US rank, 2025
#131 for boys

Jordan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “flowing down”. In 2025 it ranked 247th for boys in the UK (219 babies) and 131st for boys in the US (2,732 babies).

What does Jordan mean?

Hebrew: from the River Jordan

“flowing down”

Crusaders brought back water from the River Jordan to baptise their children, and the river's name became a first name.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Jordan a girl's or a boy's name?

Jordan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 219 boys in the UK and 503 girls and 2,732 boys in the US.

How popular is Jordan in the UK?

Rank in 2025
247th among boys
Babies in 2025
219 about 1 in 1,400 boys
Five-year trend
Steady down 12% in five years
Same name in a class
1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 219 boys in the UK were named Jordan, making it the 247th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 206th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 6,353 boys. 5 girls were also named Jordan in 2025 (4,276th for girls).

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Jordan since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Jordan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2002. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 228 boys in the UK were given Jordan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #241, up from #247 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 248th in England and Wales, 174th in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1984 (#93), 1994 (#10) and 2004 (#86).

1996Busiest: 6,353 in 19962025
Jordan in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025219#247
2024262#214
2023279#198
2022317#180
2021286#206
2020268#206
2019294#193
2018302#195
2017290#210
2016308#207
2015359#183
2014323#202
2013274#218
2012302#208
2011278#210
2010325#189
2009468#140
2008436#148
2007470#134
2006466#131
2005571#113
2004846#85
20031,372#50
20021,928#39
20013,257#26
20004,507#15
19995,186#14
19985,925#10
19976,224#9
19966,353#9

How popular is Jordan in the US?

Rank in 2025
131st among boys
Babies in 2025
2,732 about 1 in 630 boys
Five-year trend
Falling down 27% in five years
Same name in a class
2.2% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 2,732 boys in the US were named Jordan, making it the 131st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 82nd. Its busiest year was 1990, with 16,137 boys. 503 girls were also named Jordan in 2025 (584th for girls).

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 18 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jordan than any year since 1980.

Half of all the boys named Jordan in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 16% of the babies named Jordan in the US were girls.

1880Busiest: 16,137 in 19902025
Jordan in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20252,732#131
20243,336#104
20233,655#96
20223,919#92
20214,026#88
20204,287#82
20194,344#89
20184,703#80
20175,176#73
20165,680#65
20156,327#59
20146,903#55
20137,220#53
20127,828#48
20118,096#46
20108,253#46
20098,669#45
20089,099#48
200710,060#44
20069,935#46
20059,398#46
20049,560#43
200310,331#38
200211,152#37
200110,815#39
200012,168#36
199913,052#30
199814,410#27
199714,761#26
199613,852#27
199513,574#29
199414,160#29
199314,758#28
199214,032#32
199116,020#29
199016,137#29
198910,882#44
19888,490#52
19878,407#52
19867,302#53
19855,460#62
19844,540#65
19834,014#72
19823,534#85
19812,924#102
19801,619#160
19791,411#168
1978979#219
1977649#298
1976515#335
1975397#394
1974368#407
1973304#449
1972257#489
1971289#477
1970280#486
1969222#526
1968188#552
1967222#504
1966213#521
1965180#570
1964164#611
1963154#631
1962183#579
1961188#577
1960137#669
1959158#615
1958185#567
1957207#538
1956101#731
1955106#711
1954109#691
195397#725
195282#774
195175#812
195069#818
194974#797
194868#823
194772#814
194672#781
194566#753
194477#707
194378#732
194263#812
194163#786
194057#830
193967#733
193865#757
193771#713
193668#729
193578#678
193486#650
193379#657
193276#708
1931102#581
193078#704
192990#649
192889#663
192796#647
192690#663
192598#641
192496#657
192387#692
192254#949
192179#745
192075#763
191948#973
191846#986
191753#876
191636#1,072
191562#759
191453#712
191341#720
191231#783
191112#981
191013#859
190920#590
190813#744
190713#735
19069#852
19059#836
19049#810
190321#451
19026#1,012
190112#596
190011#784
18997#856
18987#884
189711#652
189610#722
189526#368
189416#502
189316#459
189212#596
189112#524
18900–
18897#789
188818#442
188712#516
18869#647
188517#439
188425#352
188317#433
188212#540
188118#395
188023#356

Nicknames for Jordan

Names like Jordan

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Nathan, Joshua, Aaron, Adam, Matthew, Jonathan, Jamie, Jason, Joel, Benjamin, Elliot, Jake

Other spellings of Jordan

Jordon, Jorden, Jordin, Jourdan

Names related to Jordan

Jordyn, Jordynn, Jordana, Jardani

More Hebrew names

Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo

Every Hebrew name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Jordan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jordan, updated 20 October 2026.