Jourdain
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- zhoor-DAN
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jourdain is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “to flow down”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jourdain mean?
Hebrew: French form of Jordan, from the river Jordan
“to flow down”
The French form of Jordan; Monsieur Jourdain is the title character of Molière's comedy Le Bourgeois gentilhomme.
Is Jourdain a girl's or a boy's name?
Jourdain is a boys' name.
How popular is Jourdain in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Jourdain in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jourdain in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
Names like Jourdain
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jordan, Jacob, Jesse, Jake, Joseph, Simon, Jonah, Jackson, Johan, John, Jonas, Caleb
Names related to Jourdain
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Jourdain: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jourdain, updated 20 October 2026.