Jordan Boy
How popular is Jordan?
#131 boy name in 2025
2,732 baby boys were named Jordan in the US in 2025, making it the 131st most popular boy name. Another 503 girls got the name (#584 for girls).
Jordan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #131 for boys (▼ 27 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,732 boys, 503 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-57% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #59 in 2015, #82 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (16,137 boys) |
| Highest rank | #26 in 1997 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 85% boys, 15% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jordan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jordan family of names ranked #140 for boys in 2025 (#112 the year before), with 2,786 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jordan is most popular
Babies named Jordan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Delaware: 4.3 per 1,000 (65 boys)
- Rhode Island: 3.3 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- New Mexico: 3.2 per 1,000 (105 boys)
- Mississippi: 3.1 per 1,000 (177 boys)
- Alaska: 2.9 per 1,000 (35 boys)
Jordan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 158 | #352 |
| 1890s | 117 | #368 |
| 1900s | 123 | #451 |
| 1910s | 395 | #712 |
| 1920s | 854 | #641 |
| 1930s | 770 | #581 |
| 1940s | 690 | #707 |
| 1950s | 1,189 | #538 |
| 1960s | 1,851 | #504 |
| 1970s | 5,449 | #168 |
| 1980s | 57,172 | #44 |
| 1990s | 144,756 | #26 |
| 2000s | 101,187 | #36 |
| 2010s | 64,530 | #46 |
| 2020s | 21,955 | #82 |
Boy names about as popular as Jordan
Questions
- Is Jordan a boy or girl name?
- Jordan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 85% of babies named Jordan were boys.
- How popular is the name Jordan?
- 2,732 baby boys were named Jordan in the US in 2025, making it the 131st most popular boy name. Another 503 girls got the name (#584 for girls).
- When was Jordan most popular?
- Jordan peaked in 1990, when 16,137 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #26 in 1997.
- How many people are named Jordan?
- 536,795 babies have been named Jordan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 521,843 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
- Where is Jordan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jordan was most common in Delaware, at 4.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.