Boys' name · since 1957

Jordy

Jordy has 6,687 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,500 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,261 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
6,687
born since 1957
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Jordy is the #1261 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 6,687 recorded since 1957.

Jordy has 6,687 recorded births among boys since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1261 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, 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 1957 to 2025.

  • #1,500 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,261 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 6,687 born since 1957
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jordy ranks #1,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,261 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,687 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.

#1,500 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,261 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
6,687
born since 1957
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%90.9%
Jordy vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Jordy's 6,687 recorded births place it above 96.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

36 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Jordy compares

6,687 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

Jordy's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jordy Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 6,687 369 358,536
Peak-year births 332 34 22,252

Jordy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jordy's full recorded timeline at 2000, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 332 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jordy popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
332
Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
0100200300400 195719821989199620032010201720242025 157

Jordy popularity over time - girls

247 total births recorded since 2001 (Jordy as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 247 births
0102030 20012013201520172019202120232025 22

Jordy by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (2,190 births, 33% of the file).

2000s was Jordy's strongest decade.

2,190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Jordy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,190 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jordy 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 Jordy's total volume

Jordy vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 1.6%-113, 6.3%-141, 1.7%-60, 11.2%-107, 4.3%-146, 7%-48, 6.4%-119, 7.1%-146, 2.1%-56, 7.4%-146, 2.5%-56, 5.6%-53, 5.9%-59, 5.5%-93, 2.6%Jordy-69, 5%Jordy
Jordy vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jordy by state

Where Jordy concentrates geographically, total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jordy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
868 13.0%
#2 Texas
666 10.0%
#3 New York
651 9.7%
#4 Wisconsin
354 5.3%
#5 Florida
280 4.2%
#6 New Jersey
274 4.1%
#7 Illinois
210 3.1%
#8 Georgia
200 3.0%
California share of Jordy's total US births 13.0%
Even split

868 of 6,687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Jordy appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jordy?
Jordy has been given to 6,687 babies in the U.S. since 1957, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,500 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #1,261 of 13,930. 332 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Jordy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jordy ranks #1,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,261 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jordy most popular?
Jordy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,190 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Jordy most popular?
The top states for the name Jordy are California (868 births), Texas (666 births), New York (651 births).
How long has the name Jordy been used?
Jordy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 69 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jordy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jordan, Jorge, Jordon, Jorden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jordy's data

  • Jordy's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,190 total births) through the 2020s (1,104) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Jordys (868 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.

Keep exploring Jordy

Nearby Names Like Jordy

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jordy

Names with a similar popularity rank to Jordy

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jordy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1957–2025 (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 Jordy 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.