Girl & boy name
Jordan
Jordan holds the #131 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 2,732 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #82 in 2020 to #131 today. Its strongest year on record was 1997 (#26 nationally, 14,761 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Rhode Island (#97 there in 2025).
Rankings
Jordan popularity, 1880–2025
Where Jordan is most popular
Uniqueness score
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jordan in the most recent year of SSA data.
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Jordan as a girl name
As of 2025, Jordan ranks #584 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 503 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #437 five years ago, #584 now. SSA records for Jordan go back to 1950; the peak came in 1997 at #40, with 7,167 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Nevada, where it ranks #374 among girl names.