Jorden
Jorden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Edward Jorden (1569–1633), English physician and chemist Edwin J.
Meaning & Origin of Jorden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jorden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Edward Jorden (1569–1633), English physician and chemist Edwin J.
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The Story of Jorden
As a girl name
Jorden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1998: 117 births, good for #1,458 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Jordens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (12 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Jordens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jorden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1903, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 348 births, good for #676 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Jordens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,845 among boy names with 29 births, falling sharply (-49%). In total, more than 7K Jordens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jorden
Jorden is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Jorden's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #676. Use the chart and map above to compare Jorden's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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