Names / Unisex names
Jordan
Current rank
#131
and easing
All-time peak
#26
in 1997
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
536,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #26 in 1997 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. To descend. The name makes its debut in U.S. records in 1880. It currently ranks #131 and is slowly cooling. Its strongest year was 1997, at #26 nationally. Over 536,700 have carried it since records began.