Jordon

Last seen for girls in 2020 at #15,088 · #4,050 for boys in 2025, 26 births
Given to boys 88.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1991 · 716 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
13,762
since 1888

Jordon over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #1,263, 1991peak #340, 1991girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#4,05026
2024—#3,27236
2023—#2,80545
2022—#3,21637
2021—#3,02140
2020#15,0885#2,36656
2019—#2,15066
2018—#2,08368
2017#11,6158#2,17062
2016#14,3316#1,81183
2015#14,4826#1,61399
2014#14,5586#1,456112
2013#8,58013#1,413118
2012#9,71111#1,130162
2011#8,19614#1,107167
2010#8,27114#976202
2009#6,31721#912226
2008#5,43426#838260
2007#5,37726#738306
2006#5,08627#738289
2005#3,50942#676310
2004#3,89836#603354
2003#2,61061#564396
2002#2,60559#553400
2001#2,37966#521428
2000#2,01682#466508
1999#2,36862#439525
1998#1,84583#430539
1997#1,525106#410564
1996#1,438114#432519
1995#1,64090#436525
1994#1,71486#433526
1993#1,62993#414561
1992#1,474107#405561
1991#1,263133#340716
1990#1,356117#348693
1989#1,58788#426486
1988#2,29548#480367
1987#2,15650#468355
1986#2,00354#491318
1985#3,41925#565243
1984#5,89911#643179
1983#8,0477#652171
1982#5,20913#766131
1981#4,34417#784123
1980#7,4188#1,03177
1979—#1,12863
1978#9,7505#1,50838
1977—#1,94825
1976—#1,93225
1975—#2,13421
1974—#2,27718
1973—#2,31117
1972—#2,41815
1971—#2,97311
1970—#2,50914
1969—#2,68211
1968—#2,03016
1967—#3,2317
1966—#1,72320
1965—#3,2447
1964—#2,31013
1963—#3,3187
1962—#2,50411
1961—#2,32213
1960—#2,42312
1959—#2,66310
1958—#2,8189
1957—#2,27413
1956—#2,9698
1955—#3,8865
1954—#2,59210
1953—#3,4256
1952—#2,51410
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1946—#3,1736
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1944—#2,6338
1943—#3,2316
1942—#2,7128
1941—#2,6568
1940—#1,89414
1939—#2,4499
1938—#2,6468
1937—#2,19711
1936—#1,96413
1935—#2,24611
1934—#2,39310
1933—#2,36810
1932—#1,84816
1931—#1,64319
1930—#2,44411
1929—#2,9808
1928—#2,52211
1927—#2,52311
1926—#4,2015
1925—#2,75510
1924—#3,0239
1923—#3,1758
1922—#3,5327
1921—#2,63211
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1919—#4,1685
1918—#4,1795
1917—#2,56210
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1915—#2,8298
1914—#2,10110
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First appearance
1888

The first year at least five boys were named Jordon! It came in at #917, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1889–1913, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Jordon is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedNHWashington: #182 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,161 boysWAIdaho: #189 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 987 boysIDMontana: #172 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 883 boysMTNorth Dakota: #143 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 848 boysNDMinnesota: #217 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,063 boysMNIllinois: #513 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,147 boysILWisconsin: #212 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,723 boysWIMichigan: #280 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,290 boysMINew York: #407 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 3,633 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedRIOregon: #283 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,187 boysORNevada: #170 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 917 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedSDIowa: #175 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,196 boysIAIndiana: #249 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,103 boysINOhio: #229 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,942 boysOHPennsylvania: #264 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,432 boysPANew Jersey: #657 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,903 boysNJConnecticut: #219 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,797 boysCTCalifornia: #453 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 4,569 boysCAUtah: #139 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 719 boysUTColorado: #188 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,277 boysCONebraska: #151 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 962 boysNEMissouri: #256 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,070 boysMOKentucky: #129 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 884 boysKYWest Virginia: #143 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 939 boysWVVirginia: #426 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,208 boysVAMaryland: #387 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,632 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedDEArizona: #463 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,343 boysAZNew Mexico: #311 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,915 boysNMKansas: #266 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,010 boysKSArkansas: #322 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,493 boysARTennessee: #288 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,357 boysTNNorth Carolina: #365 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,289 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #243 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,723 boysOKLouisiana: #268 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,549 boysLAMississippi: #435 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,351 boysMSAlabama: #380 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,298 boysALGeorgia: #451 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,742 boysGAHawaii: #207 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 994 boysHITexas: #417 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 3,483 boysTXFlorida: #403 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,298 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#129 · 1 in 884
  2. Utah#139 · 1 in 719
  3. North Dakota#143 · 1 in 848
  4. West Virginia#143 · 1 in 939
  5. Nebraska#151 · 1 in 962

Best ever in a state: #107 in Vermont, 1989.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#129281 in 884
Utah#139231 in 719
North Dakota#14351 in 848
West Virginia#143111 in 939
Nebraska#151111 in 962
Nevada#170101 in 917
Montana#17251 in 883
Iowa#175151 in 1,196
Washington#182311 in 1,161
Colorado#188191 in 1,277
Idaho#18971 in 987
Hawaii#20771 in 994
Wisconsin#212191 in 1,723
Minnesota#217151 in 2,063
Connecticut#219121 in 1,797
Ohio#229411 in 1,942
Oklahoma#243121 in 1,723
Indiana#249191 in 2,103
Missouri#256181 in 2,070
Pennsylvania#264331 in 2,432
Kansas#26681 in 2,010
Louisiana#268201 in 1,549
Michigan#280301 in 2,290
Oregon#28391 in 2,187
Tennessee#288151 in 2,357
New Mexico#31161 in 1,915
Arkansas#32261 in 2,493
North Carolina#365141 in 3,289
Alabama#38081 in 3,298
Maryland#38791 in 3,632
Florida#403271 in 3,298
New York#407371 in 3,633
Texas#417441 in 3,483
Virginia#426101 in 4,208
Mississippi#43551 in 3,351
Georgia#451131 in 3,742
California#453631 in 4,569
Arizona#46371 in 4,343
Illinois#513171 in 5,147
New Jersey#65761 in 8,903
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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 Jordon
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 778 spots since 2024 (#3,272 → #4,050)
  • 1,684 spots since 2020 (#2,366 → #4,050)
  • 2,437 spots since 2015 (#1,613 → #4,050)
  • Biggest jump: 247 spots in 1981 (#1,031 → #784)
  • Biggest drop: 131 spots in 2011 (#976 → #1,107)
Rise & fade · boys
103 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1888
  • Peaked 1991 at #340 (716 births)
  • Births halved by 2004, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1981–2010
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,822
  • Highest: 1 in 2,822 boys born in 1991 were named Jordon (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 65,695 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 41.6% of all boys named Jordon (5,729) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6#917 (1888)#917
1890s0——
1900s0——
1910s38#2,101 (1914)#3,168
1920s80#2,522 (1928)#3,038
1930s118#1,643 (1931)#2,220
1940s50#1,894 (1940)#2,717
1950s71#2,274 (1957)#2,893
1960s117#1,723 (1966)#2,579
1970s247#1,128 (1979)#2,114
1980s2,450#426 (1989)#631
1990s5,729#340 (1991)#409
2000s3,477#466 (2000)#661
2010s1,139#976 (2010)#1,591
2020s240#2,366 (2020)#3,122

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.

Jordon in 1991

girls
#1,263
133 births · 1 in 14,098 girls
boys
#340
716 births · 1 in 2,822 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #1,263Jordon133

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #340Jordon716
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 14,098 of them was named Jordon, which outranked 91.8% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jordon
  1. #1,257Marianna134
  2. #1,257Tamra134
  3. #1,257Valarie134
  4. #1,263Jordon133
  5. #1,263Chante133
  6. #1,263Kyleigh133
  7. #1,263Mallorie133
  8. #1,270Aerial132
  9. #1,270Aubrie132
  10. #1,270Bailee132

Tied with 6 names at #1,263; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 2,822 of them was named Jordon, which outranked 96.5% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jordon
  1. #336Tristan724
  2. #338Denzel720
  3. #339Stefan719
  4. #340Jordon716
  5. #341Eli712
  6. #342Pablo709
  7. #343Elias707
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991 →