Jordan

#584 for girls in 2025, 503 births · #131 for boys in 2025, 2,732 births
Given to boys 74.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1997 · 14,761 births
Debut · boys
23 births
In top 100 · boys
42 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
401,196
since 1880

Jordan over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #40, 1997peak #26, 1997girlsboys
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.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#584503#1312,732
2024#536565#1043,336
2023#497617#963,655
2022#500632#923,919
2021#425741#884,026
2020#437703#824,287
2019#400773#894,344
2018#374836#804,703
2017#355893#735,176
2016#2881,124#655,680
2015#2621,219#596,327
2014#2461,314#556,903
2013#2591,239#537,220
2012#2211,423#487,828
2011#1961,638#468,096
2010#1781,728#468,253
2009#1502,096#458,669
2008#1282,652#489,099
2007#1003,332#4410,060
2006#973,547#469,935
2005#863,696#469,398
2004#714,447#439,560
2003#485,650#3810,331
2002#456,152#3711,152
2001#475,803#3910,815
2000#505,809#3612,168
1999#485,730#3013,052
1998#427,114#2714,410
1997#407,167#2614,761
1996#496,299#2713,852
1995#506,481#2913,574
1994#526,259#2914,160
1993#585,823#2814,758
1992#635,366#3214,032
1991#625,561#2916,020
1990#595,957#2916,137
1989#724,281#4410,882
1988#1362,127#528,490
1987#1461,901#528,407
1986#1352,083#537,302
1985#257975#625,460
1984#381594#654,540
1983#431500#724,014
1982#453470#853,534
1981#442484#1022,924
1980#517372#1601,619
1979#621283#1681,411
1978#784194#219979
1977#1,141111#298649
1976#1,19195#335515
1975#1,49868#394397
1974#2,06640#407368
1973#3,78716#449304
1972#5,9598#489257
1971#6,0068#477289
1970#5,4139#486280
1969#5,0579#526222
1968#5,1478#552188
1967#4,9828#504222
1966#4,8668#521213
1965#5,2897#570180
1964#4,09611#611164
1963#631154
1962#579183
1961#6,5675#577188
1960#5,6966#670137
1959#6,2455#616158
1958#4,8907#568185
1957#539207
1956#5,9525#732101
1955#712106
1954#692109
1953#5,6735#72697
1952#77582
1951#81375
1950#4,3157#81969
1949#79874
1948#82468
1947#81572
1946#78172
1945#75366
1944#70777
1943#73278
1942#81263
1941#78663
1940#83057
1939#73367
1938#75765
1937#71371
1936#72968
1935#67878
1934#65086
1933#65779
1932#70876
1931#581102
1930#70478
1929#64990
1928#66389
1927#64796
1926#66390
1925#64198
1924#65796
1923#69287
1922#94954
1921#74579
1920#76375
1919#97348
1918#98646
1917#87653
1916#1,07236
1915#75962
1914#71253
1913#72041
1912#78331
1911#98212
1910#85913
1909#59020
1908#74413
1907#73513
1906#8529
1905#8369
1904#8109
1903#45121
1902#1,0136
1901#59612
1900#78511
1899#8577
1898#8857
1897#65211
1896#72210
1895#36826
1894#50216
1893#45916
1892#59712
1891#52412
1890
1889#7897
1888#44218
1887#51612
1886#6479
1885#43917
1884#35225
1883#43317
1882#54012
1881#39518
1880#35623
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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedMNIllinois: #406 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,142 boysILWisconsin: #366 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,242 boysWIMichigan: #422 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,778 boysMINew York: #271 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 2,840 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedRIOregon: #295 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,957 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #390 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 8,377 boysPANew Jersey: #355 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,396 boysNJConnecticut: #309 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,592 boysCTCalifornia: #443 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 5,351 boysCAUtah: #264 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,079 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #405 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,100 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedVAMaryland: #362 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,764 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #268 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,451 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jordan, so not publishedHITexas: #779 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 14,295 boysTXFlorida: #513 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,759 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#264 · 1 in 2,079
  2. District of Columbia#268 · 1 in 2,451
  3. New York#271 · 1 in 2,840
  4. Oregon#295 · 1 in 2,957
  5. Connecticut#309 · 1 in 4,592

Best ever in a state: #3 in South Dakota, 1991.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#26451 in 2,079
District of Columbia#26851 in 2,451
New York#271531 in 2,840
Oregon#29551 in 2,957
Connecticut#30951 in 4,592
New Jersey#355101 in 5,396
Maryland#36251 in 5,764
Wisconsin#36651 in 7,242
Pennsylvania#390111 in 8,377
Missouri#40561 in 6,100
Illinois#406181 in 5,142
Michigan#422101 in 7,778
California#443311 in 5,351
Florida#51361 in 7,759
Texas#77971 in 14,295
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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 Jordan
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 27 spots since 2024 (#104#131)
  • 49 spots since 2020 (#82#131)
  • 72 spots since 2015 (#59#131)
  • Biggest jump: 562 spots in 1903 (#1,013#451)
  • Biggest drop: 417 spots in 1902 (#596#1,013)
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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s158#352 (1884)#491
1890s117#368 (1895)#618
1900s123#451 (1903)#741
1910s395#712 (1914)#872
1920s854#641 (1925)#707
1930s770#581 (1931)#691
1940s690#707 (1944)#784
1950s1,189#539 (1957)#699
1960s1,851#504 (1967)#574
1970s5,449#168 (1979)#372
1980s57,172#44 (1989)#75
1990s144,756#26 (1997)#29
2000s101,187#36 (2000)#42
2010s64,530#46 (2010)#61
2020s21,955#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.

Jordan in 1967

girls
#4,982
8 births · 1 in 206,378 girls
boys
#504
222 births · 1 in 7,855 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #4,982Jordan8

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #504Jordan222
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 206,378 of them was named Jordan, which outranked 36.6% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jordan
  1. #4,625Yamile9
  2. #4,625Yasmine9
  3. #4,625Yolandra9
  4. #4,982Jordan8
  5. #4,982Abbigail8
  6. #4,982Acquanetta8
  7. #4,982Adana8
  8. #5,457Adam7
  9. #5,457Adra7
  10. #5,457Alease7

Tied with 474 names at #4,982; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. 1,873Anissa#2,519#646
  2. 1,660Buffy#2,453#793
  3. 1,522Nichelle#2,022#500
  4. 893Josette#1,621#728
  5. 862Lissette#1,600#738
Fallers
  1. 792Tatia#668#1,460
  2. 531Inger#929#1,460
  3. 400Sonji#639#1,039
  4. 389Sunday#983#1,372
  5. 325Cinda#944#1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 7,855 of them was named Jordan, which outranked 88.9% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jordan
  1. #501Daron225
  2. #501Derick225
  3. #503Simon224
  4. #504Jordan222
  5. #505Dane221
  6. #506Ismael220
  7. #506Tad220
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. 1,048Alfie#1,963#915
  2. 548Waylon#1,540#992
  3. 519Ariel#1,450#931
  4. 430Brendon#1,345#915
  5. 416Terrill#1,259#843
Fallers
  1. 443German#968#1,411
  2. 396Darry#916#1,312
  3. 346Regan#835#1,181
  4. 337Caleb#916#1,253
  5. 317Winfred#785#1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967