Jordan
Gender: M
Origin of Jordan: Hebrew
Meaning of Jordan: "flowing down"
Jordan's Popularity in 2011: #46
Jordan became a huge unisex success in the heyday of basketball's Michael Jordan, and is still Number 46 for boys, 196 for girls. First used by Crusaders recently returned from the river Jordan, the name has always been used for children of both genders, originally given to those baptized in holy water brought back from the River Jordan, the only river in Palestine, and the one in which Christ was baptized by John the Baptist.
Celebrities with sons and daughters named Jordan include Taylor Hanson, Dierks Bentley, Dr. Phil and Kenny Rogers.
Jardan, Jordae, Jordaine, Jordani, Jordanio, Jordann, Jordanny, Jordano, Jordany, Jordayne, Jordian, Jordin, Jordun, Jordy, Jori, Jorrdan, Jory, Jourdan, Jud, Judd
Jordan's International Variations
Joord, Jordaan (Dutch) Jordon, Jourdain, Jorden (French) Jarden (Hebrew) Giordano (Italian) Jordão (Portuguese)
Jordan
Gender: F
Origin of Jordan: Hebrew
Meaning of Jordan: "flowing down"
Jordan's Popularity in 2011: #196
Originally used for children baptized in holy water from the river Jordan, it became one of the leading androgynous names of the nineties. As the balance tips toward the boys' side -- nearly four times as many boys as girls are called Jordan today -- it's slipping on the girls' popularity chart.
Johrdan, Jordain, Jordanka, Jordann, Jordanna, Jordanne, Jordena, Jordenn, Jordie, Jordin, Jordyn, Jordynn, Jorey, Jori, Jorie, Jorrdan, Jorry, Jory, Jourdan, Yardena, Yordana
Jordan's International Variations
Jordaan (Dutch) Jourdaine, Jordane (French) Jardena (Hebrew) Giordana (Italian) Jordana (Spanish)
