Unisex name · since 1903
Jorden
Jorden has 7,030 recorded births since 1903 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,857 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,030
- born since 1903
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jorden is the #3857 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 7,030 recorded since 1903.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jorden has been recorded 7,030 times among boys since 1903, currently ranked #3857 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2025.
- #1,457 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,857 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,030 born since 1903
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jorden ranks #1,457 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,857 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,030 born since 1903, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,857 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,030
- born since 1903
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jorden's 7,030 recorded births place it above 96.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jorden compares
7,030 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Jorden's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jorden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,030 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 348 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jorden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jorden's full recorded timeline at 1995, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1903, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 348 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jorden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 348
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Jorden popularity over time - girls
2,335 total births recorded since 1980 (Jorden as girls' name)
Jorden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,686 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Jorden's strongest decade.
2,686 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jorden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 411
1980s
411 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,635 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,686 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,897 births
- 2020s 306
2020s
306 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,686 births (38% of all-time use).
How Jorden 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 Jorden's total volume
Jorden by state
Where Jorden concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 670 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 540 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 388 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 308 | 4.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 296 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 293 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 243 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 189 | 2.7% |
670 of 7,030 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Jorden appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jorden's data
- Jorden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,686 total births); usage has since declined to 306 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jordens (670 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jorden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~122 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, 1903–2025 (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 Jorden 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.