Yordan
Yordan is a given name and less often a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Yordan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yordan is a given name and less often a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Yordan
Yordan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1993, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 17 Yordans were born — ranking #5,234 that year. As of 2026, Yordan ranks #6,993 for baby boys with 11 births, rising sharply (+31% over the past five years). In total, more than 244 Yordans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Yordan
Yordan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 244 births in the dataset. Yordan's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,234. Use the chart and map above to compare Yordan'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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