Jordan

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A few things about Jordan you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jordan

Jordan Henderson

English association football player (born 1990)

Choose Jordan and your child shares a first name with Jordan Henderson, an English association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jordan, like who?” Jordan Henderson's Wikipedia article is available in 77 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 625 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Jordan, 2,732 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jordan would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJordan has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Jordans, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1997, when it ranked #26. Today it's #131, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJordan was 3.9× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 161 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 625.
• 🍂TrendJordan has slipped 49 places over the last five years and now sits at #131. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedJordan is most popular in Rhode Island, where it ranks #97, followed by Massachusetts (#103) and Washington, D.C. (#107). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlJordan is given to both boys and girls: 84% of the 3,235 babies named Jordan in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Jordan means “to descend”.

About the name Jordan

Jordan is a gender-neutral name of Hebrew origin meaning “to descend”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-dan”. US birth records list Jordan for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 145 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked #26 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #131, with 2,732 babies. Of the 3,235 US babies named Jordan in 2025, 16% were girls and 84% were boys.

Origin:Hebrew names