Jordan

“To descend, flow down” — Hebrew (river name, from a Proto-Semitic root) origin

Boy's name · #131 in the US (2025) · 90s

Jordan has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #26 (1997) · 401,196 babies named Jordan all-time · 1 in 630 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #54 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #90 in Australia (NSW) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jordans

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)
Jordan Peele — American actor, comedian and filmmaker (born 1979)
Jordan Ayew — Ghanaian-French footballer (born 1991)

Among 2,415 notable people named Jordan:

Athletes appear 3.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jordan Henderson, English association football player (born 1990).

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