Jordan
To flow down · Hebrew origin
What does Jordan mean?
Jordan is a male name of Hebrew origin, meaning “To flow down”.
How popular is Jordan?
In England & Wales, Jordan ranked #213 among boys' names in 2024, with 233 babies given the name, close to its #212 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 1997, when it reached #10.
In the United States, Jordan was the #82 boys' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #29 in 1990.
| Year | E&W rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #11 | 5,750 |
| 1997 | #10 | 5,404 |
| 2000 | #18 | 3,879 |
| 2005 | #117 | 475 |
| 2010 | #197 | 268 |
| 2015 | #200 | 290 |
| 2020 | #220 | 223 |
| 2024 | #213 | 233 |
Who are famous people named Jordan?
- Jordan Peterson · Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator and manosphere activist (1962-)
- Jordan Henderson · English association football player (born 1990)
- Jordan Pickford · English association football player (born 1994)
What names go well with Jordan?
More on Jordan
Hebrew, easy-going, and very good at football. Jordan is the name that never fights the stairs.
Jordan: the name that goes with the flow — Jordan as our Name of the Day.
Swipe & match on Jordan in Settle