Jordan has been given to about 536,795 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Jordan ranks 584th among American unisexs in 2025, with 3,235 born that year. Its best year was 1990, when 22,094 babies were given the name, ranking 59th. The typical living American called Jordan is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.20% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.