Jordan

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 10% girls / 90% boys

Origin: Polish

Jordan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 5,750 babies (rank #11 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jordan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jordan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

38,715

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

5,750

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In The Great Gatsby: Jordan Baker — the golfer

Famous people named Jordan

Jordan Petersoncultural critic · b. 1962
Jordan Hendersonassociation football player · b. 1990
Jordan Pickfordassociation football player · b. 1994
Jordan Ayewassociation football player · b. 1991
Jordan Peelefilm screenwriter · b. 1979

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	5,750	#11
1997	5,404	#10
1998	5,158	#10
1999	4,466	#16
2000	3,879	#18
2001	2,789	#26
2002	1,634	#43
2003	1,158	#54
2004	692	#86
2005	475	#117
2006	398	#135
2007	405	#133
2008	362	#151
2009	389	#148
2010	268	#197
2011	227	#217
2012	259	#210
2013	243	#215
2014	268	#212
2015	290	#200
2016	256	#219