Jourdain
Jourdain is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Jourdain
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jourdain is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Jourdain
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jourdain as a girl name dates back to 1989, when 6 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Jourdain — #9,246 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 83% of all recorded Jourdains. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1998 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 36 Jourdains have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jourdain first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1996: 20 births, good for #3,404 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 62% of all recorded Jourdains. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 169 Jourdains have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jourdain
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About the name Jourdain
Jourdain is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 169 births in the dataset. Jourdain's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #3,404. Use the chart and map above to compare Jourdain'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.