Jordan
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Jordan
Jordan became one of the top unisex baby names in the heyday of basketball's Michael Jordan, and is still among the most popular unisex names starting with J. The name was originally given to those baptized in holy water brought back by Crusaders from the River Jordan, the only river in Palestine, and the one in which Christ was baptized by John the Baptist.
Jordan for boys#131 US
Celebrities with sons and daughters named Jordan include Taylor Hanson, Dierks Bentley, Dr. Phil and Kenny Rogers.
Jordan for girls#584 US
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.
Pronounced JOR-dun.
As of October 2026, Jordan ranked #131 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #26 in 1997, Nameberry popularity #210.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #55 | 6,899 | #246 | 1,314 |
| 2015 | #59 | 6,325 | #262 | 1,218 |
| 2016 | #65 | 5,674 | #288 | 1,124 |
| 2017 | #73 | 5,169 | #355 | 892 |
| 2018 | #80 | 4,700 | #374 | 836 |
| 2019 | #89 | 4,340 | #400 | 773 |
| 2020 | #82 | 4,283 | #436 | 703 |
| 2021 | #88 | 4,023 | #425 | 740 |
| 2022 | #92 | 3,914 | #500 | 631 |
| 2023 | #96 | 3,651 | #498 | 616 |
| 2024 | #104 | 3,326 | #539 | 559 |
| 2025 | #131 | 2,732 | #584 | 503 |
World rankings
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Jordan for girls
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Jordan on lists
Famous Jordans
- Jordan Nathaniel Marcel KnightBoy
American singer
- Jordan Robert FarmarBoy
American basketball player
- Jordan Ross BelfortBoy
American former stock broker and convicted felon
- Jordan Craig HillBoy
American basketball player
- Jordan Alan GrossBoy
American football player
- Jordan SennBoy
American football player
- Jordan ShipleyBoy
American football player
- Jordan Alexander PughBoy
American football player
- Jordan Jude BabineauxBoy
American football player
- Jordan Lee PickfordBoy
English footballer
- Jordan William FisherBoy
American actor and singer
- (Jordan) Taylor HansonBoy
American Singer
- Jordan Ryan YatesBoy
member of the former Christian pop band pureNRG
- Jordan "JBoy
Man" Francis, Canadian singer/dancer/actor
- Jordan CallowayBoy
American actor
- Jordan Paul FryBoy
American actor
- Jordan Haworth PeeleBoy
American actor and comedian
- Jordan "Charlie Scene" TerrellBoy
from group "Hollywood Undead"
- Jordan WitzigreuterBoy
member of The Ready Set
- Jordan ZimmermannBoy
American baseball player
- Jordan Alexander SpiethBoy
American golfer, won 2015 Masters and US Open
- Jordan RodgersBoy
NFL football player, contestant on The Bachelor
- Jordan Maron aka CaptainsparklezBoy
American YouTuber
- Jordan RodriguesBoy
Australian actor, dancer, and singer
- Jordan BanjoBoy
English Dancer in group Diversity
- Jordan FryeBoy
Member of the YouTube channel VenturianTale
- Jordan MastersonBoy
American actor
- Jordan ZevonBoy
son of singer Warren Zevon
- Jordan McGrawBoy
son of TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw
- Jordan aka Katie Price (born Katrina Amy Alexandra Alexis Infield)Girl
English singer and model
- Jordan Lynne PruittGirl
American singer
- Jordan (born Pamela Rooke)Girl
English model
- Jordan TodoseyGirl
Canadian actress
- Jordan Hailie LloydGirl
American reality TV personality
- Jordan NobbsGirl
English footballer
- Jordan WandickGirl
American dancer
- Jordan LoughranGirl
British actress
- Jordan Elizabeth Ladd (b. 1975)Girl
American actress; daughter of actors David and Cheryl Ladd
- Jordan Scott (b. 1977)Girl
English photographer; daughter of film director Ridley Scott
- Jordan Alexandra "Lexi" Gibbons (b. 1989)Girl
daughter of TV host Leeza Gibbons
- Jordan Hewson (b. 1989)Girl
daughter of singer Bono
- Jordan Roberts (b. 1990)Girl
daughter of ice hockey player Gary Roberts
- Jordan Patton (b. 1995)Girl
daughter of rapper Big Boi
- Jordan Alexandra Judith Levy (b. 1998)Girl
daughter of actress Sarah Joy Brown and composer Shuki Levy
- Jordan Ann King (b. 2003)Girl
daughter of singer Niki Harris and Jay King
- Jordan Catherine Bentley (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of singers Dierks Bentley and Cassidy Black
- Jordan Mary Heavey (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of soccer player Kristine Lilly and David Heavey
- Jordan Kay Federline (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of dancer Kevin Federline
- Jordan Elizabeth Schubenski (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of pro wrestler Rosa Mendes and Bobby Schubenski
- Emily Jordan OsmentGirl
American actress
- Jordan Carver (born InaGirl
Maria Schnitzer) born January 30, 1986 , Stunning German Glamour Model of German & Italian Descent,
- Jordan ChilesGirl
American gymnast
Jordan in pop culture
- JordanBoy
character in book & movie "The 19th Wife"
- Jordan CahillBoy
character in "Stuck in the Suburbs"
- Jordan KyleBoy
character in "The Mortal Instruments" series
- Jordan WilderBoy
character on TV's "Famous in Love"
- Jordan BiggsBoy
character in "Sims" series
- Jordan PikeBoy
character in "The Baby,Sitters Club"; triplet of brothers Adam and Byron
- Lee JordanBoy
character from the Harry Potter series
- RollBoy
Jordan, Roll, old slave song. "The River Jordan of the song became a coded message for escape, calling to mind the Mississippi or Ohio Rivers, both of which led to the slave,free northern United States and thus freedom"
- Nike Air JordanBoy
athletic shoes inspired by Michael Jordan
- JordanBoy
Middle Eastern nation
- Jordan LiBoth
character in series "Gen V"
- Jordan TaylorBoy
character in series "Jessie"
- Jordan CavanaughGirl
character on TV's "Crossing Jordan"
- Jordan BakerGirl
character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"
- Jordan SullivanGirl
character on TV's "Scrubs"
- Jordan TateGirl
character on TV's "Baywatch"
- Jordan MooneyGirl
character in movie "Cocktail"
- Jordan McDeereGirl
character on TV's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"
- Jordan BlackGirl
character on TV's "Millennium"
- Jordan EllisGirl
character in book "Mephisto Kiss" by Trinity Faegen
- Jordan Elizabeth AlexanderGirl
charater on TV's "The Night Shift"
- JordanGirl
character in Descendants Wicked World and daughter of the Genie.
- Jordan ReedGirl
character in series "Greek"
Variations & nicknames
More nicknames
- JardanBoy
- JordaeBoy
- JordaineBoy
- JordaniBoy
- JordanioBoy
- JordannBoth
- JordannyBoy
- JordanoBoy
- JordanyBoy
- JordayneBoy
- JordianBoy
- JordinBoth
- JordunBoy
- JordyBoy
- JoriBoth
- JorrdanBoth
- JoryBoth
- JourdanBoth
- JudBoy
- JuddBoy
- JohrdanGirl
- JordainGirl
- JordankaGirl
- JordannaGirl
- JordanneGirl
- JordenaGirl
- JordennGirl
- JordieGirl
- JordynGirl
- JordynnGirl
- JoreyGirl
- JorieGirl
- JorryGirl
- YardenaGirl
- YordanaGirl