Jordan

English from Hebrew

"flowing down"

Jordan Origin and Meaning

The name Jordan is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "flowing down".

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, it's slipping on the girls' popularity chart. Alternate spelling Jordyn is now more popular for girls.

Jordan Rank in US Top 1000

# 539 in the US

Jordan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 733 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jordan

• 539 US 2024
• 733 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Jordan

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• Kamila
• Karlee
• Makenzie
• Jamie
• Hayley
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Famous People Named Jordan

• Jordan aka Katie Price (born Katrina Amy Alexandra Alexis Infield) English singer and model
• Jordan Lynne Pruitt American singer
• Jordan (born Pamela Rooke) English model
• Jordan Todosey Canadian actress
• Jordan Hailie Lloyd American reality TV personality
• Jordan Nobbs English footballer
• Jordan Wandick American dancer
• Jordan Loughran British actress
• Jordan Elizabeth Ladd (b. 1975) American actress; daughter of actors David and Cheryl Ladd
• Jordan Scott (b. 1977) English photographer; daughter of film director Ridley Scott
• Jordan Alexandra "Lexi" Gibbons (b. 1989) daughter of TV host Leeza Gibbons
• Jordan Hewson (b. 1989) daughter of singer Bono
• Jordan Roberts (b. 1990) daughter of ice hockey player Gary Roberts
• Jordan Patton (b. 1995) daughter of rapper Big Boi
• Jordan Alexandra Judith Levy (b. 1998) daughter of actress Sarah Joy Brown and composer Shuki Levy
• Jordan Ann King (b. 2003) daughter of singer Niki Harris and Jay King
• Jordan Catherine Bentley (b. 2010) daughter of singers Dierks Bentley and Cassidy Black
• Jordan Mary Heavey (b. 2011) daughter of soccer player Kristine Lilly and David Heavey
• Jordan Kay Federline (b. 2011) daughter of dancer Kevin Federline
• Jordan Elizabeth Schubenski (b. 2016) daughter of pro wrestler Rosa Mendes and Bobby Schubenski
• Emily Jordan Osment American actress
• Jordan Carver (born Ina Maria Schnitzer) born January 30, 1986 , Stunning German Glamour Model of German & Italian Descent,

The name Jordan in Pop Culture

• Jordan Cavanaugh character on TV's "Crossing Jordan"
• Jordan Baker character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"
• Jordan Sullivan character on TV's "Scrubs"
• Jordan Tate character on TV's "Baywatch"
• Jordan Mooney character in movie "Cocktail"
• Jordan McDeere character on TV's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"
• Jordan Black character on TV's "Millennium"
• Jordan Ellis character in book "Mephisto Kiss" by Trinity Faegen
• Jordan Elizabeth Alexander charater on TV's "The Night Shift"
• Jordan character in Descendants Wicked World and daughter of the Genie.
• Jordan Reed character in series "Greek"
• Jordan Li character in series "Gen V"

International Variations of the name Jordan

• Jourdaine French
• Jordane French
• Giordana Italian
• Jordaan Dutch
• Jordana Spanish
• Jardena Hebrew