Jordi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZHOR-dee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,230 for boys
Jordi is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “farmer”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 2,230th for boys in the US (63 babies).
What does Jordi mean?
Greek: Catalan form of George
“farmer”
Sant Jordi, Saint George, is the patron saint of Catalonia, celebrated each 23 April with gifts of books and roses.
Is Jordi a girl's or a boy's name?
Jordi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 24 girls and 63 boys in the US.
How popular is Jordi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,202nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Jordi, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 1997, with 30 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jordi in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Jordi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 30 | #625 |
| 1996 | 26 | #662 |
How popular is Jordi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,230th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 63 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 63 boys in the US were named Jordi, making it the 2,230th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,539th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 217 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967. 24 girls were also named Jordi in 2025 (5,237th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Jordi than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Jordi in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 15% of the babies named Jordi in the US in 1996, and 28% in 2025.
Jordi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #2,230 |
| 2024 | 72 | #2,078 |
| 2023 | 93 | #1,754 |
| 2022 | 90 | #1,804 |
| 2021 | 100 | #1,658 |
| 2020 | 107 | #1,539 |
| 2019 | 119 | #1,459 |
| 2018 | 124 | #1,408 |
| 2017 | 107 | #1,530 |
| 2016 | 120 | #1,443 |
| 2015 | 158 | #1,174 |
| 2014 | 146 | #1,240 |
| 2013 | 192 | #1,014 |
| 2012 | 94 | #1,636 |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,402 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,428 |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,076 |
| 2008 | 89 | #1,708 |
| 2007 | 92 | #1,658 |
| 2006 | 166 | #1,073 |
| 2005 | 107 | #1,389 |
| 2004 | 102 | #1,392 |
| 2003 | 120 | #1,219 |
| 2002 | 94 | #1,392 |
| 2001 | 136 | #1,058 |
| 2000 | 107 | #1,238 |
| 1999 | 217 | #741 |
| 1998 | 160 | #899 |
| 1997 | 94 | #1,231 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
Names like Jordi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Jaxon, Ali, Nico, Eli, Levi, Jonah, Lucas, Hudson, Theo, Jenson, Hunter
Names related to Jordi
More Greek names
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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, “Jordi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jordi, updated 20 October 2026.