Recorded 1990–2012 Unisex name Peak 1995 144 births

Jourdon — boys' name

144 babies named Jourdon in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s772000s572010s10
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Jourdon was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jourdon in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jourdon

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Jourdon between 1990 and 2012, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jourdon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Jourdon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 1993.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jourdon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jourdon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jourdon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 144 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jourdon at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

144

Since 1990

23 years of records

Peak year

1995

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1990

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2012

Jourdon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1990

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1995)
11
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 20122007200420011998199519921990 9

Jourdon popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 1993 (Jourdon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 200219971993 6

Jourdon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
77 births that decade — 53% of Jourdon's all-time total
1990s772000s572010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jourdon?
144 babies have been named Jourdon since 1990. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1995 with 11 births.
When was Jourdon most popular?
Jourdon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Is Jourdon a unisex name?
Yes, Jourdon is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 144 births, and as a girl's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Jourdon been used?
Jourdon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 23 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jourdon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Journey, Jourdan, Jousha, Joud, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.