Mostly boys · peaked in 1991
Jordan name popularity since 1925
535,611 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jordan (25.3% girls, 74.7% boys). Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Jordan is about 28 years old in 2026. Jordan peaked in 1991 as the #29 name for boys, and it ranked #131 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 535,611
- Named Jordan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #131
- for boys in 2025 (2,732 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 74.7% boys
- 135,599 girls · 400,012 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.10× its national share
Peak year is the year Jordan made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jordan births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1990. Measured as a share of all babies, Jordan peaked in 1991.
- Fastest rise: Between 1976 and 1981, Jordan became 5× more common, from 1 in 3,050 baby boys to 1 in 613.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 36%, from 1 in 403 to 1 in 625.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jordan's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jordan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jordan in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 463 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 770 | #683 |
| 1940s | 0 | 690 | #758 |
| 1950s | 29 | 1,189 | #712 |
| 1960s | 62 | 1,851 | #570 |
| 1970s | 832 | 5,449 | #394 |
| 1980s | 13,787 | 57,172 | #62 |
| 1990s | 61,757 | 144,756 | #29 |
| 2000s | 43,184 | 101,187 | #46 |
| 2010s | 12,187 | 64,530 | #59 |
| 2020–25 | 3,761 | 21,955 | #131 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.0% of babies named Jordan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Jordan is most popular
The index compares Jordan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jordan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.10× | 4,027 |
| Utah | 1.65× | 7,566 |
| Alaska | 1.63× | 1,302 |
| Hawaii | 1.57× | 2,633 |
| Delaware | 1.53× | 1,709 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jordan and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan (this page) | 400,012 | 1991 |
| Jordon | 13,683 | 1991 |
| Jorden | 6,999 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jordan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jordan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jordan (1991).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data