US rank #7965 Boys' name Peak 2020 222 births

Yordan — #7965 US boys' name

222 babies named Yordan in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s612010s792020s65
#7965
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Yordan was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

17 babies were named Yordan in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yordan

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Yordan between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yordan currently holds the #7965 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yordan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yordan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yordan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yordan 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 222 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.

Yordan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

222

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2020

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,965

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yordan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
17
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200319941993 6

Yordan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
79 births that decade — 36% of Yordan's all-time total
1990s172000s612010s792020s65

Yordan by state

Where Yordan concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yordan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
12 5.4%
#2 Texas
6 2.7%
Florida share of Yordan's total US births 5.4%
Even split

12 of 222 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yordan?
222 babies have been named Yordan since 1993. It currently ranks #7965 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 17 births.
When was Yordan most popular?
Yordan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Yordan most popular?
The top states for the name Yordan are Florida (12 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Yordan been used?
Yordan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yordan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include York, Yordi, Yordy, Yordin, 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, 1993–2024 (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.