Unisex name · since 1990
Jourdon
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 144 babies named Jourdon, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 144
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
144 boys have been named Jourdon since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jourdon recorded 144 times among boys since 1990, 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 1990 to 2012.
- #15,019 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 144 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jourdon ranks #15,019 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 144
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jourdon's 144 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jourdon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jourdon's full recorded timeline at 2001, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jourdon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2012
- Peak year (1995)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Jourdon popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1993 (Jourdon as girls' name)
Jourdon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (77 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Jourdon's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jourdon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 77 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jourdon's data
- Jourdon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jourdon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1990–2012 (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 Jourdon 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.