Is Jordan a boy or girl name?
Jordan is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 559 girls and 3,326 boys were named Jordan, so 14.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 25.3% of the 533,499 US babies named Jordan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #104
- Girl rank, 2024
- #539
- Babies named Jordan since 1880
- 533,499
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 22,094 babies
Boys and girls named Jordan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 158 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 117 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 395 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 854 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 770 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 690 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,189 | 29 | 2.4% |
| 1960s | 1,852 | 62 | 3.2% |
| 1970s | 5,452 | 833 | 13.3% |
| 1980s | 57,179 | 13,788 | 19.4% |
| 1990s | 144,752 | 61,757 | 29.9% |
| 2000s | 101,185 | 43,183 | 29.9% |
| 2010s | 64,502 | 12,183 | 15.9% |
| 2020s | 19,197 | 3,249 | 14.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,326 | #104 | 559 | #539 |
| 2023 | 3,651 | #96 | 616 | #498 |
| 2022 | 3,914 | #92 | 631 | #500 |
| 2021 | 4,023 | #88 | 740 | #425 |
| 2020 | 4,283 | #82 | 703 | #436 |
| 2019 | 4,340 | #89 | 773 | #400 |
| 2018 | 4,700 | #80 | 836 | #374 |
| 2017 | 5,169 | #73 | 892 | #355 |
| 2016 | 5,674 | #65 | 1,124 | #288 |
| 2015 | 6,325 | #59 | 1,218 | #262 |
| 2014 | 6,899 | #55 | 1,314 | #246 |
| 2013 | 7,219 | #53 | 1,237 | #261 |
| 2012 | 7,827 | #48 | 1,423 | #221 |
| 2011 | 8,096 | #46 | 1,638 | #196 |
| 2010 | 8,253 | #46 | 1,728 | #178 |
| 2009 | 8,669 | #45 | 2,096 | #150 |
| 2008 | 9,098 | #48 | 2,652 | #128 |
| 2007 | 10,060 | #44 | 3,332 | #100 |
| 2006 | 9,935 | #46 | 3,546 | #97 |
| 2005 | 9,398 | #46 | 3,696 | #86 |
| 2004 | 9,560 | #43 | 4,447 | #71 |
| 2003 | 10,330 | #38 | 5,650 | #48 |
| 2002 | 11,152 | #37 | 6,152 | #45 |
| 2001 | 10,815 | #39 | 5,803 | #47 |
| 2000 | 12,168 | #36 | 5,809 | #50 |
| 1999 | 13,051 | #30 | 5,730 | #48 |
| 1998 | 14,410 | #27 | 7,114 | #42 |
| 1997 | 14,761 | #26 | 7,166 | #40 |
| 1996 | 13,852 | #27 | 6,299 | #49 |
| 1995 | 13,573 | #29 | 6,481 | #50 |
| 1994 | 14,161 | #29 | 6,259 | #52 |
| 1993 | 14,755 | #28 | 5,823 | #58 |
| 1992 | 14,032 | #32 | 5,367 | #63 |
| 1991 | 16,020 | #29 | 5,561 | #62 |
| 1990 | 16,137 | #29 | 5,957 | #59 |
| 1989 | 10,884 | #44 | 4,281 | #72 |
| 1988 | 8,490 | #52 | 2,128 | #136 |
| 1987 | 8,406 | #52 | 1,901 | #146 |
| 1986 | 7,304 | #53 | 2,083 | #135 |
| 1985 | 5,461 | #62 | 975 | #257 |
| 1984 | 4,540 | #65 | 594 | #381 |
| 1983 | 4,015 | #71 | 500 | #431 |
| 1982 | 3,535 | #85 | 470 | #453 |
| 1981 | 2,924 | #102 | 484 | #443 |
| 1980 | 1,620 | #160 | 372 | #517 |
| 1979 | 1,411 | #168 | 283 | #622 |
| 1978 | 979 | #219 | 194 | #785 |
| 1977 | 649 | #298 | 111 | #1,142 |
| 1976 | 517 | #335 | 95 | #1,196 |
| 1975 | 398 | #393 | 68 | #1,503 |
| 1974 | 368 | #407 | 40 | #2,085 |
| 1973 | 304 | #450 | 16 | #3,852 |
| 1972 | 257 | #490 | 8 | #6,202 |
| 1971 | 289 | #478 | 9 | #5,725 |
| 1970 | 280 | #486 | 9 | #5,575 |
| 1969 | 223 | #525 | 9 | #5,209 |
| 1968 | 188 | #552 | 8 | #5,338 |
| 1967 | 222 | #504 | 8 | #5,173 |
| 1966 | 213 | #522 | 8 | #5,046 |
| 1965 | 180 | #570 | 7 | #5,515 |
| 1964 | 164 | #611 | 11 | #4,211 |
| 1963 | 154 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 183 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 188 | #578 | 5 | #7,011 |
| 1960 | 137 | #670 | 6 | #5,986 |
| 1959 | 158 | #616 | 5 | #6,683 |
| 1958 | 185 | #569 | 7 | #5,120 |
| 1957 | 207 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 101 | #732 | 5 | #6,377 |
| 1955 | 106 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 109 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 97 | #730 | 5 | #6,068 |
| 1952 | 82 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 75 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 69 | #823 | 7 | #4,512 |
| 1949 | 74 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 68 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 72 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 72 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 66 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 77 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 78 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 63 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 63 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 57 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 67 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 65 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 71 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 68 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 78 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 86 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 79 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 76 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 102 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 78 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 90 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 89 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 96 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 90 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 98 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 96 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 87 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 54 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 79 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 75 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 48 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 46 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 53 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 36 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 62 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 53 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 41 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 31 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 12 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 20 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 13 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 13 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 9 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 21 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 12 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 11 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 26 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 16 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 16 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 12 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 12 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 18 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 12 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 9 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 17 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 25 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 17 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 18 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 23 | #359 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jordan reached #26 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #40 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jordan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.