Jordan

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Jordan is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (20% of births). There have been 533,499 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 398,415 as boys and 135,084 as girls. Jordan gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 1990 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	3,885
2023	4,267
2022	4,545
2021	4,763
2020	4,986
2019	5,113
2018	5,536
2017	6,061
2016	6,798
2015	7,543
2014	8,213
2013	8,456
2012	9,250
2011	9,734
2010	9,981
2009	10,765
2008	11,750
2007	13,392
2006	13,481
2005	13,094
2004	14,007
2003	15,980
2002	17,304
2001	16,618
2000	17,977
1999	18,781
1998	21,524
1997	21,927
1996	20,151
1995	20,054
1994	20,420
1993	20,578
1992	19,399
1991	21,581
1990	22,094
1989	15,165
1988	10,618
1987	10,307
1986	9,387
1985	6,436
1984	5,134
1983	4,515
1982	4,005
1981	3,408
1980	1,992
1979	1,694
1978	1,173
1977	760
1976	612
1975	466
1974	408
1973	320
1972	265
1971	298
1970	289
1969	232
1968	196
1967	230
1966	221
1965	187
1964	175
1963	154
1962	183
1961	193
1960	143
1959	163
1958	192
1957	207
1956	106
1955	106
1954	109
1953	102
1952	82
1951	75
1950	76
1949	74
1948	68
1947	72
1946	72
1945	66
1944	77
1943	78
1942	63
1941	63
1940	57
1939	67
1938	65
1937	71
1936	68
1935	78
1934	86
1933	79
1932	76
1931	102
1930	78
1929	90
1928	89
1927	96
1926	90
1925	98
1924	96
1923	87
1922	54
1921	79
1920	75
1919	48
1918	46
1917	53
1916	36
1915	62
1914	53
1913	41
1912	31
1911	12
1910	13
1909	20
1908	13
1907	13
1906	9
1905	9
1904	9
1903	21
1902	6
1901	12
1900	11
1899	7
1898	7
1897	11
1896	10
1895	26
1894	16
1893	16
1892	12
1891	12
1889	7
1888	18
1887	12
1886	9
1885	17
1884	25
1883	17
1882	12
1881	18
1880	23