Unisex name · since 1880
Jordan
Jordan has 401,196 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #85 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #131 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 401,196
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
401,196 babies have been named Jordan since 1880, making it today's #131 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Jordan recorded 401,196 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #131 nationally today, ahead of 99.1% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #85 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #131 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 401,196 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jordan ranks #85 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #131 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 401,196 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #85 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #131 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 401,196
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jordan's 401,196 recorded births place it above 99.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jordan compares
401,196 Top 1% higher than 99% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jordan's all-time total is 1,087x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jordan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 401,196 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16,137 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jordan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jordan's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1902, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 16,137, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jordan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 16,137
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jordan popularity over time - girls
135,599 total births recorded since 1950 (Jordan as girls' name)
Jordan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (144,756 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Jordan's strongest decade.
144,756 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jordan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 158
1880s
158 births
- 1890s 117
1890s
117 births
- 1900s 123
1900s
123 births
- 1910s 395
1910s
395 births
- 1920s 854
1920s
854 births
- 1930s 770
1930s
770 births
- 1940s 690
1940s
690 births
- 1950s 1,189
1950s
1,189 births
- 1960s 1,851
1960s
1,851 births
- 1970s 5,449
1970s
5,449 births
- 1980s 57,172
1980s
57,172 births
- 1990s
1990s
144,756 births
- 2000s
2000s
101,187 births
- 2010s
2010s
64,530 births
- 2020s 21,955
2020s
21,955 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 144,756 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jordan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jordan's total volume
Jordan by state
Where Jordan concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42,950 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 31,737 | 7.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 22,708 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 22,496 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 17,186 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 15,290 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 14,985 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 14,932 | 3.7% |
42,950 of 401,196 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jordan appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jordan's data
- Jordan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (144,756 total births); usage has since declined to 21,955 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jordans (42,950 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jordan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jordan 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 August 2026.