Recorded 1997–2003 Boys' name Peak 1997 25 births

Jordaan — boys' name

25 babies named Jordaan in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s13
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Jordaan was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jordaan in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jordaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Jordaan between 1997 and 2003, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jordaan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jordaan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jordaan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jordaan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jordaan at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

25

Since 1997

7 years of records

Peak year

1997

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1997

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2003

Jordaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1997

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1997)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2003200219981997 7

Jordaan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 52% of Jordaan's all-time total
1990s122000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jordaan?
25 babies have been named Jordaan since 1997. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1997 with 7 births.
When was Jordaan most popular?
Jordaan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Jordaan been used?
Jordaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 7 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Jordaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jordan, Jorge, Jordon, Jorden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.