Jordi

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

⭐ Famous Jordi

Jordi Alba

Spanish association football player

Choose Jordi and your child shares a first name with Jordi Alba, a Spanish association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jordi, like who?” Jordi Alba's Wikipedia article is available in 80 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 27,100 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Jordi, 63 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jordi would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJordi first shows up in US birth records in 1967, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 58 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1999, when it ranked #743. Today it's #2,230, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendJordi has slipped 691 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,230. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlJordi is given to both boys and girls: 72% of the 87 babies named Jordi in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningJordi is a Catalan form of George, which means “farmer”. Our records link it to English, Hebrew and Spanish roots.

About the name Jordi

Jordi is a boy name of English, Hebrew and Spanish origin meaning “farmer”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-rdi”. US birth records list Jordi for boys from 1967 to 2025, in 45 of those 59 years. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked #743 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,230, with 63 babies.

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