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Jordan
Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdən/
Rank in 2024
#539
Born in 2024
559
Peak year
1997 · #40
Origin
Hebrew
Also recorded for boys:3,326 in 2024 (#104)
1880 to 2024
CoolingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 559 girls were named Jordan, about 1 in every 2,886.
- It peaked in 1997 with 7,166 babies, ranked #40.
- It first shows up in the records in 1950.
- 135,084 girls have been named Jordan since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Jordan per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- 2.0Millennials1981–96
- 2.3Gen Z1997–12
- 0.5Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 51 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,245 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Millennials: 55,163 babies, 1.95 per 1,000. Gen Z: 67,982 babies, 2.34 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 10,643 babies, 0.52 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). Doublet of Yarden. The area in Hong Kong is named after Jordan station, which is named after Jordan Road, which in turn is named after Sir John Jordan.
- A unisex given name from Hebrew.
- A male given name from Hebrew; in the Middle Ages given to children baptized with Jordan water brought by crusaders.
- A female given name from Hebrew, of mid-20th century and later usage.
- A surname transferred from the given name derived from the male given name.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdən/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Jordan, CC BY-SA 4.0.