Jourdon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOR-dun
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jourdon is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “flowing down”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jourdon mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jourdan; French spelling of Jordan
“flowing down”
French spelling of Jordan, the river in which Jesus was baptised.
Meaning borrowed from Jourdan.
Is Jourdon a girl's or a boy's name?
Jourdon is a boys' name.
How popular is Jourdon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Jourdon in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jourdon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
Nicknames for Jourdon
- Jordy 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jourdon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jackson, Simon, Jacob, Jordan, Jesse, Jaylen, Johan, Jake, Jonah, Jonas, Jaron, Mason
Names related to Jourdon
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, “Jourdon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jourdon, updated 20 October 2026.