Unisex name · since 1990

Giordan

Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 114 babies named Giordan, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

114
total births
1990–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade

Giordan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 114 recorded since 1990.

Giordan has 114 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2015.

  • 114 total births
  • 1990–2015 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 35% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

114 boys have been named Giordan since 1990, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

114
total births
1990–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Giordan was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

11 babies were named Giordan in 2002 - its busiest year on record.

Giordan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Giordan's full recorded timeline at 2004, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Giordan at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

114

Since 1990

26 years of records

Peak year

2002

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1990

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2015

Giordan popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2002)
11
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
4681012 199019941998200220042007201120132015 6

Giordan popularity over time - girls

14 total births recorded since 1997 (Giordan as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 14 births
7 19972000 7

Giordan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Giordan's strongest decade.

40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Giordan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Giordan by state

Where Giordan concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Giordan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.4%
California share of Giordan's total US births 4.4%

5 of 114 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Giordan?
114 babies have been named Giordan since 1990. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2002 with 11 births.
When was Giordan most popular?
Giordan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Giordan most popular?
The top states for the name Giordan are California (5 births).
Is Giordan a unisex name?
Yes, Giordan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 114 births, and as a girl's name it has 14 births.
How long has the name Giordan been used?
The SSA has tracked Giordan since 1990 -- 26 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Giordan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Giovanni, Giovani, Giovanny, Giorgio, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Giordan's data

  • Giordan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2010s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Giordans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Giordan: Baby Name Since 1990 - 114 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/giordan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Giordan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.