Jordan
- #584 for girls in 2025, 503 births
- #131 for boys in 2025, 2,732 births
- Given to boys 74.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1997 · 14,761 births
- Debut · boys
- 23 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 42 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 401,196since 1880
Jordan over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #584 | 503 | #131 | 2,732 |
| 2024 | #536 | 565 | #104 | 3,336 |
| 2023 | #497 | 617 | #96 | 3,655 |
| 2022 | #500 | 632 | #92 | 3,919 |
| 2021 | #425 | 741 | #88 | 4,026 |
| 2020 | #437 | 703 | #82 | 4,287 |
| 2019 | #400 | 773 | #89 | 4,344 |
| 2018 | #374 | 836 | #80 | 4,703 |
| 2017 | #355 | 893 | #73 | 5,176 |
| 2016 | #288 | 1,124 | #65 | 5,680 |
| 2015 | #262 | 1,219 | #59 | 6,327 |
| 2014 | #246 | 1,314 | #55 | 6,903 |
| 2013 | #259 | 1,239 | #53 | 7,220 |
| 2012 | #221 | 1,423 | #48 | 7,828 |
| 2011 | #196 | 1,638 | #46 | 8,096 |
| 2010 | #178 | 1,728 | #46 | 8,253 |
| 2009 | #150 | 2,096 | #45 | 8,669 |
| 2008 | #128 | 2,652 | #48 | 9,099 |
| 2007 | #100 | 3,332 | #44 | 10,060 |
| 2006 | #97 | 3,547 | #46 | 9,935 |
| 2005 | #86 | 3,696 | #46 | 9,398 |
| 2004 | #71 | 4,447 | #43 | 9,560 |
| 2003 | #48 | 5,650 | #38 | 10,331 |
| 2002 | #45 | 6,152 | #37 | 11,152 |
| 2001 | #47 | 5,803 | #39 | 10,815 |
| 2000 | #50 | 5,809 | #36 | 12,168 |
| 1999 | #48 | 5,730 | #30 | 13,052 |
| 1998 | #42 | 7,114 | #27 | 14,410 |
| 1997 | #40 | 7,167 | #26 | 14,761 |
| 1996 | #49 | 6,299 | #27 | 13,852 |
| 1995 | #50 | 6,481 | #29 | 13,574 |
| 1994 | #52 | 6,259 | #29 | 14,160 |
| 1993 | #58 | 5,823 | #28 | 14,758 |
| 1992 | #63 | 5,366 | #32 | 14,032 |
| 1991 | #62 | 5,561 | #29 | 16,020 |
| 1990 | #59 | 5,957 | #29 | 16,137 |
| 1989 | #72 | 4,281 | #44 | 10,882 |
| 1988 | #136 | 2,127 | #52 | 8,490 |
| 1987 | #146 | 1,901 | #52 | 8,407 |
| 1986 | #135 | 2,083 | #53 | 7,302 |
| 1985 | #257 | 975 | #62 | 5,460 |
| 1984 | #381 | 594 | #65 | 4,540 |
| 1983 | #431 | 500 | #72 | 4,014 |
| 1982 | #453 | 470 | #85 | 3,534 |
| 1981 | #442 | 484 | #102 | 2,924 |
| 1980 | #517 | 372 | #160 | 1,619 |
| 1979 | #621 | 283 | #168 | 1,411 |
| 1978 | #784 | 194 | #219 | 979 |
| 1977 | #1,141 | 111 | #298 | 649 |
| 1976 | #1,191 | 95 | #335 | 515 |
| 1975 | #1,498 | 68 | #394 | 397 |
| 1974 | #2,066 | 40 | #407 | 368 |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | #449 | 304 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #489 | 257 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #477 | 289 |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | #486 | 280 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | #526 | 222 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #552 | 188 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #504 | 222 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #521 | 213 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #570 | 180 |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 | #611 | 164 |
| 1963 | — | #631 | 154 | |
| 1962 | — | #579 | 183 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #577 | 188 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #670 | 137 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #616 | 158 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #568 | 185 |
| 1957 | — | #539 | 207 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #732 | 101 |
| 1955 | — | #712 | 106 | |
| 1954 | — | #692 | 109 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #726 | 97 |
| 1952 | — | #775 | 82 | |
| 1951 | — | #813 | 75 | |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #819 | 69 |
| 1949 | — | #798 | 74 | |
| 1948 | — | #824 | 68 | |
| 1947 | — | #815 | 72 | |
| 1946 | — | #781 | 72 | |
| 1945 | — | #753 | 66 | |
| 1944 | — | #707 | 77 | |
| 1943 | — | #732 | 78 | |
| 1942 | — | #812 | 63 | |
| 1941 | — | #786 | 63 | |
| 1940 | — | #830 | 57 | |
| 1939 | — | #733 | 67 | |
| 1938 | — | #757 | 65 | |
| 1937 | — | #713 | 71 | |
| 1936 | — | #729 | 68 | |
| 1935 | — | #678 | 78 | |
| 1934 | — | #650 | 86 | |
| 1933 | — | #657 | 79 | |
| 1932 | — | #708 | 76 | |
| 1931 | — | #581 | 102 | |
| 1930 | — | #704 | 78 | |
| 1929 | — | #649 | 90 | |
| 1928 | — | #663 | 89 | |
| 1927 | — | #647 | 96 | |
| 1926 | — | #663 | 90 | |
| 1925 | — | #641 | 98 | |
| 1924 | — | #657 | 96 | |
| 1923 | — | #692 | 87 | |
| 1922 | — | #949 | 54 | |
| 1921 | — | #745 | 79 | |
| 1920 | — | #763 | 75 | |
| 1919 | — | #973 | 48 | |
| 1918 | — | #986 | 46 | |
| 1917 | — | #876 | 53 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,072 | 36 | |
| 1915 | — | #759 | 62 | |
| 1914 | — | #712 | 53 | |
| 1913 | — | #720 | 41 | |
| 1912 | — | #783 | 31 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #859 | 13 | |
| 1909 | — | #590 | 20 | |
| 1908 | — | #744 | 13 | |
| 1907 | — | #735 | 13 | |
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | #451 | 21 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | #596 | 12 | |
| 1900 | — | #785 | 11 | |
| 1899 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #652 | 11 | |
| 1896 | — | #722 | 10 | |
| 1895 | — | #368 | 26 | |
| 1894 | — | #502 | 16 | |
| 1893 | — | #459 | 16 | |
| 1892 | — | #597 | 12 | |
| 1891 | — | #524 | 12 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #442 | 18 | |
| 1887 | — | #516 | 12 | |
| 1886 | — | #647 | 9 | |
| 1885 | — | #439 | 17 | |
| 1884 | — | #352 | 25 | |
| 1883 | — | #433 | 17 | |
| 1882 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1881 | — | #395 | 18 | |
| 1880 | — | #356 | 23 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jordan was already there! It came in at #356, and was given to 23 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1890, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Jordan is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Rhode Island#97 · 1 in 284
- Massachusetts#103 · 1 in 397
- District of Columbia#107 · 1 in 316
- Alaska#110 · 1 in 325
- Arkansas#110 · 1 in 406
Best ever in a state: #3 in South Dakota, 1991.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #97 | 11 | 1 in 284 |
| Massachusetts | #103 | 68 | 1 in 397 |
| District of Columbia | #107 | 8 | 1 in 316 |
| Alaska | #110 | 7 | 1 in 325 |
| Arkansas | #110 | 31 | 1 in 406 |
| New York | #110 | 162 | 1 in 521 |
| Illinois | #111 | 107 | 1 in 463 |
| New Jersey | #112 | 86 | 1 in 462 |
| Delaware | #114 | 9 | 1 in 327 |
| Michigan | #114 | 86 | 1 in 467 |
| Virginia | #114 | 75 | 1 in 497 |
| Florida | #117 | 182 | 1 in 525 |
| Maryland | #119 | 49 | 1 in 467 |
| Connecticut | #121 | 31 | 1 in 426 |
| Missouri | #121 | 59 | 1 in 471 |
| California | #128 | 320 | 1 in 548 |
| North Carolina | #130 | 95 | 1 in 542 |
| Georgia | #131 | 90 | 1 in 558 |
| Pennsylvania | #131 | 96 | 1 in 544 |
| Oregon | #133 | 31 | 1 in 486 |
| Kansas | #134 | 29 | 1 in 484 |
| Wisconsin | #135 | 45 | 1 in 521 |
| North Dakota | #136 | 9 | 1 in 373 |
| South Carolina | #136 | 41 | 1 in 517 |
| Texas | #138 | 285 | 1 in 614 |
| Louisiana | #139 | 36 | 1 in 531 |
| Nevada | #140 | 22 | 1 in 513 |
| Minnesota | #143 | 45 | 1 in 544 |
| Ohio | #146 | 94 | 1 in 559 |
| Arizona | #147 | 60 | 1 in 545 |
| New Mexico | #148 | 13 | 1 in 500 |
| Tennessee | #148 | 65 | 1 in 566 |
| Nebraska | #150 | 18 | 1 in 490 |
| West Virginia | #151 | 12 | 1 in 513 |
| Oklahoma | #153 | 31 | 1 in 570 |
| Mississippi | #157 | 20 | 1 in 542 |
| Washington | #157 | 53 | 1 in 619 |
| Indiana | #158 | 52 | 1 in 609 |
| Kentucky | #163 | 33 | 1 in 622 |
| Alabama | #167 | 34 | 1 in 633 |
| Utah | #170 | 32 | 1 in 615 |
| Colorado | #174 | 40 | 1 in 671 |
| New Hampshire | #188 | 7 | 1 in 643 |
| South Dakota | #192 | 7 | 1 in 549 |
| Montana | #201 | 6 | 1 in 627 |
| Idaho | #230 | 11 | 1 in 785 |
| Iowa | #232 | 17 | 1 in 813 |
| Maine | #234 | 5 | 1 in 769 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jordan
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 49 spots since 2020 (#82 → #131)
- Biggest jump: 562 spots in 1903
- Biggest drop: 417 spots in 1902
Rise & fade · boys
117 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1997 at #26 (14,761 births)
- Births halved by 2013, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 42 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1982–2023
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1917–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 126
- Highest: 1 in 126 boys born in 1991 were named Jordan (0.79%)
- Latest: 1 in 625 boys born in 2025 (0.16%)
- Its best rank, #26 in 1997, was only 1 in 128 (0.78%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 36.1% of all boys named Jordan (144,756) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 158 | #352 (1884) | #491 |
| 1890s | 117 | #368 (1895) | #618 |
| 1900s | 123 | #451 (1903) | #741 |
| 1910s | 395 | #712 (1914) | #872 |
| 1920s | 854 | #641 (1925) | #707 |
| 1930s | 770 | #581 (1931) | #691 |
| 1940s | 690 | #707 (1944) | #784 |
| 1950s | 1,189 | #539 (1957) | #699 |
| 1960s | 1,851 | #504 (1967) | #574 |
| 1970s | 5,449 | #168 (1979) | #372 |
| 1980s | 57,172 | #44 (1989) | #75 |
| 1990s | 144,756 | #26 (1997) | #29 |
| 2000s | 101,187 | #36 (2000) | #42 |
| 2010s | 64,530 | #46 (2010) | #61 |
| 2020s | 21,955 | #82 (2020) | #99 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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