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

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #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 1995

  • 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: #316 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,952 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #263 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,179 boysMNIllinois: #516 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,590 boysILWisconsin: #284 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,264 boysWIMichigan: #389 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,185 boysMINew York: #482 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 4,219 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedRIOregon: #308 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,931 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #170 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 829 boysSDIowa: #288 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,336 boysIAIndiana: #359 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,175 boysINOhio: #352 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,424 boysOHPennsylvania: #255 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,085 boysPANew Jersey: #606 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,078 boysNJConnecticut: #380 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,863 boysCTCalifornia: #523 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 5,534 boysCAUtah: #307 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,949 boysUTColorado: #324 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,222 boysCONebraska: #252 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,674 boysNEMissouri: #287 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,286 boysMOKentucky: #218 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,657 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #385 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,067 boysVAMaryland: #401 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,279 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedDEArizona: #416 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,248 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedNMKansas: #267 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,690 boysKSArkansas: #300 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,983 boysARTennessee: #261 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,817 boysTNNorth Carolina: #431 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,734 boysNCSouth Carolina: #503 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,988 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #294 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,944 boysOKLouisiana: #466 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,024 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedMSAlabama: #548 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,937 boysALGeorgia: #432 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,228 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jordon, so not publishedHITexas: #467 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 3,828 boysTXFlorida: #493 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,245 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#170 · 1 in 829
  2. Kentucky#218 · 1 in 1,657
  3. Nebraska#252 · 1 in 1,674
  4. Pennsylvania#255 · 1 in 2,085
  5. Tennessee#261 · 1 in 1,817

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#17051 in 829
Kentucky#218141 in 1,657
Nebraska#25261 in 1,674
Pennsylvania#255341 in 2,085
Tennessee#261191 in 1,817
Minnesota#263131 in 2,179
Kansas#26791 in 1,690
Wisconsin#284131 in 2,264
Missouri#287151 in 2,286
Iowa#28871 in 2,336
Oklahoma#294101 in 1,944
Arkansas#30071 in 1,983
Utah#30791 in 1,949
Oregon#308101 in 1,931
Washington#316171 in 1,952
Colorado#324111 in 2,222
Ohio#352211 in 3,424
Indiana#359121 in 3,175
Connecticut#38051 in 3,863
Virginia#385131 in 3,067
Michigan#389191 in 3,185
Maryland#40191 in 3,279
Arizona#416101 in 3,248
North Carolina#431121 in 3,734
Georgia#432151 in 3,228
Louisiana#46691 in 3,024
Texas#467401 in 3,828
New York#482291 in 4,219
Florida#493201 in 4,245
South Carolina#50351 in 3,988
Illinois#516181 in 4,590
California#523471 in 5,534
Alabama#54851 in 4,937
New Jersey#60671 in 7,078
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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
all girlsall boys
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 1995

girls
#1,640
90 births · 1 in 19,539 girls
boys
#436
525 births · 1 in 3,626 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #1,640Jordon90

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #436Jordon525
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 19,539 of them was named Jordon, which outranked 89.6% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jordon
  1. #1,626Sana91
  2. #1,626Shanell91
  3. #1,626Wanda91
  4. #1,640Jordon90
  5. #1,640Chelsee90
  6. #1,640Davina90
  7. #1,640Francine90
  8. #1,651Anahi89
  9. #1,651Consuelo89
  10. #1,651Deisy89

Tied with 10 names at #1,640; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

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

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 3,626 of them was named Jordon, which outranked 95.8% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jordon
  1. #432Leonard528
  2. #434Braxton527
  3. #434Wade527
  4. #436Jordon525
  5. #437Elliot521
  6. #437Noel521
  7. #437Tylor521
Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1995 →