Girls' name · since 1970
Jordanna
Jordanna has 839 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 839
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jordanna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 839 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jordanna has been recorded 839 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #8,483 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 839 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jordanna ranks #8,483 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 839 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 839
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jordanna's 839 recorded births place it above 88.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jordanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jordanna's full recorded timeline at 1999, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jordanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jordanna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (222 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Jordanna's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jordanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
217 births
- 1990s
1990s
222 births
- 2000s
2000s
193 births
- 2010s
2010s
134 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 222 births (26% of all-time use).
How Jordanna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jordanna's total volume
Jordanna by state
Where Jordanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 20 | 2.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
20 of 839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Jordanna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (222 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jordannas (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jordanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Jordanna 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.