Unisex name
Jordan
40,954 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 8.
Origin
From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). Doublet of Yarden. The area in Hong Kong is named after Jordan station, which is named after Jordan Road, which in turn is named after Sir John Jordan.From Wiktionary, entry “Jordan”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 6,122 births. 40,954 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 10th among boys' names in 1997. It is given to girls (10%) as well as boys (90%). It is still given: 1,227 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1990: 22,094 births. 536,795 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 26th among boys' names in 1997. It is given to girls (25%) as well as boys (75%). It is still given: 20,726 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1999: 346 births. 3,518 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 20th among boys' names in 1999. It is given to girls (9%) as well as boys (91%). It really came into use around 1990. It is still given: 207 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 55,580 | 1900–2025 | 7th in 1993 |
| Quebec | 5,629 | 1980–2025 | 41st in 1998 |
| Argentina | 2,337 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Switzerland | 1,335* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 190 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Austria | 120 | 1984–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
1 + 6 + 9 + 4 + 1 + 5 = 26 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
6 + 1 = 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
1 + 9 + 4 + 5 = 19 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.