Jordon
Jordon is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jordon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jordon is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jordon
As a girl name
Jordon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 133 Jordons were born — ranking #1,263 that year. As of 2026, Jordon ranks #15,082 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Jordons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jordon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1888, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 716 Jordons were born — ranking #340 that year. As of 2026, Jordon ranks #3,503 for boys with 33 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 14K Jordons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jordon
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jordon. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Jordon
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About the name Jordon
Jordon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Jordon's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #340. Use the chart and map above to compare Jordon'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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