Girls' name · since 1918
Jordis
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 272 babies named Jordis, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,773 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 272
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jordis is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 272 have been recorded since 1918.
Jordis has 272 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1918 to 2017.
- #16,773 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 272 born since 1918
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jordis ranks #16,773 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 272 born since 1918, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,773 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 272
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jordis's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jordis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jordis's full recorded timeline at 2007, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 87 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jordis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2017
- Peak year (2006)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Jordis popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2012 (Jordis as boys' name)
Jordis by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (202 births, 74% of the file).
2000s was Jordis's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Jordis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
202 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 202 births (74% of all-time use).
Jordis by state
Where Jordis concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 19 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Washington | | 7 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.8% |
19 of 272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Jordis's decade-level peak was the 2000s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jordiss (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jordis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1918–2017 (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 Jordis 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.