Jourdan
The Story of Jourdan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jourdan as a girl name dates back to 1980, when 12 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 181 newborns named Jourdan — #1,001 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Jourdan on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Jourdan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jourdan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 89 births, good for #1,149 nationwide. About 38% of every Jourdan on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jourdan ranks #6,626 for boys with 12 births, falling sharply (-18%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jourdan
Jourdan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Jourdan's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #1,001. Use the chart and map above to compare Jourdan'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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