Unisex name · since 1888
Jordon
Jordon has 13,762 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,016 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,053 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,762
- born since 1888
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jordon currently ranks #4053 among unisex names in America, with 13,762 babies recorded since 1888.
Social Security Administration records show Jordon recorded 13,762 times among boys since 1888, holding rank #4053 nationally today, ahead of 71% 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 1888 to 2025.
- #1,016 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,053 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,762 born since 1888
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jordon ranks #1,016 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,053 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,762 born since 1888, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,016 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,053 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,762
- born since 1888
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jordon's 13,762 recorded births place it above 97.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jordon compares
13,762 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Jordon's all-time total is 37x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jordon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,762 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 716 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jordon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jordon splits its recorded history at 1973: 96% of all births land in the more recent half, 4% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 716 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jordon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 716
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Jordon popularity over time - girls
1,846 total births recorded since 1978 (Jordon as girls' name)
Jordon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5,729 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Jordon's strongest decade.
5,729 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jordon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1910s 38
1910s
38 births
- 1920s 80
1920s
80 births
- 1930s 118
1930s
118 births
- 1940s 50
1940s
50 births
- 1950s 71
1950s
71 births
- 1960s 117
1960s
117 births
- 1970s 247
1970s
247 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,450 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,729 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,477 births
- 2010s 1,139
2010s
1,139 births
- 2020s 240
2020s
240 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5,729 births (42% of all-time use).
How Jordon 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 Jordon's total volume
Jordon by state
Where Jordon concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 924 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 865 | 6.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 635 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 625 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 585 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 569 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 525 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 399 | 2.9% |
924 of 13,762 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Jordon appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jordon's data
- Jordon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (5,729 total births); usage has since declined to 240 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jordons (924 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 Jordon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Jordon 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.