Unisex name · since 1980
Jourdan
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 2,324 babies named Jourdan, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,253 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,324
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jourdan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,324 recorded since 1980.
Jourdan has 2,324 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2024.
- #4,253 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,324 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jourdan ranks #4,253 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,324 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,253 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,324
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jourdan's 2,324 recorded births place it above 94.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jourdan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jourdan splits its recorded history at 2002: 20% of all births land in the more recent half, 80% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 181 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jourdan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 181
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Jourdan popularity over time - boys
1,869 total births recorded since 1973 (Jourdan as boys' name)
Jourdan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,262 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Jourdan's strongest decade.
1,262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Jourdan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 435
1980s
435 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,262 births
- 2000s 436
2000s
436 births
- 2010s 161
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,262 births (54% of all-time use).
How Jourdan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jourdan's total volume
Jourdan by state
Where Jourdan concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 192 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 190 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 113 | 4.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 78 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 65 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 54 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 52 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 43 | 1.9% |
192 of 2,324 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Jourdan appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jourdan's data
- Jourdan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,262 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jourdans (192 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 Jourdan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1980–2024 (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 Jourdan 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.