Unisex name · since 1984
Jourdain
169 babies named Jourdain in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,986 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 169
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jourdain sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 169 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Jourdain recorded 169 times among boys since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1984 to 2012.
- #13,986 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 169 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jourdain ranks #13,986 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,986 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 169
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jourdain's 169 recorded births place it above 69.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jourdain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jourdain's full recorded timeline at 1996, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jourdain popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2012
- Peak year (1996)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Jourdain popularity over time - girls
36 total births recorded since 1989 (Jourdain as girls' name)
Jourdain by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (104 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Jourdain's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Jourdain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 104 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jourdain's data
- Jourdain's decade-level peak was the 1990s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jourdain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1984–2012 (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 Jourdain 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.