Jordin
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- JOR-dan
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Unisex
Jordin is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “flowing down”. In 2025 it ranked 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Jordin mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jordan; 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.
Meaning borrowed from Jordan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jordin a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jordin has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls and 16 boys in the US.
How popular is Jordin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Jordin, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,024th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 173 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982. 11 girls were also named Jordin in 2025 (8,858th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Jordin than any year since 1988.
Half of all the boys named Jordin in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,809 boys in the US were given Jordin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #142, up from #5,606 for this spelling alone.
In 1987, 66% of the babies named Jordin in the US were girls. By 2024 it was 42%, with more boys than girls since 2022.
Jordin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,024 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,070 |
| 2016 | 54 | #2,387 |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,234 |
| 2014 | 77 | #1,883 |
| 2013 | 72 | #1,930 |
| 2012 | 90 | #1,686 |
| 2011 | 96 | #1,601 |
| 2010 | 113 | #1,456 |
| 2009 | 156 | #1,160 |
| 2008 | 173 | #1,081 |
| 2007 | 139 | #1,263 |
| 2006 | 92 | #1,583 |
| 2005 | 95 | #1,505 |
| 2004 | 89 | #1,500 |
| 2003 | 85 | #1,510 |
| 2002 | 89 | #1,441 |
| 2001 | 86 | #1,437 |
| 2000 | 85 | #1,444 |
| 1999 | 83 | #1,405 |
| 1998 | 72 | #1,512 |
| 1997 | 63 | #1,596 |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,813 |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,882 |
| 1994 | 42 | #1,972 |
| 1993 | 37 | #2,118 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,762 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,165 |
| 1989 | 20 | #2,983 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
Nicknames for Jordin
- Jordy 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jordin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Johan Jonah Jackson Jaylen Judah Griffin Jacob Josiah Ethan Noah Austin Zion
Other spellings of Jordin
Names related to Jordin
More Hebrew names
Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi
Sources
Figures from 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, “Jordin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jordin, updated 20 October 2026.