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Unisex name

Jourdain

18% girls, 82% boys · last recorded 2012

Jourdain has been given to about 205 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 188
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jourdain per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 25
  • Born in 20250
  • All time205

How popular is Jourdain?

Its best year was 1996, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 14518th. The typical living American called Jourdain is about 31 years old today.

Names that sound like Jourdain

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jourdan0.81
  2. Jordin0.74
  3. Jordan0.68
  4. Jordyn0.61
  5. Jordynn0.61
  6. Journi0.58
  7. Justin0.55
  8. Corbin0.55

Middle names for Jourdain

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jourdain Anne0.81
  2. Jourdain Eve0.80
  3. Jourdain Elizabeth0.78
  4. Jourdain Catherine0.78
  5. Jourdain Rose0.77
  6. Jourdain Marie0.77

Sibling names for Jourdain

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dariusbrother · 0.63
  2. Ravensister · 0.63
  3. Kianasister · 0.62
  4. Karinasister · 0.62
  5. Tayloreither · 0.59
  6. Daltonbrother · 0.59

Where Jourdain is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jourdain Anderson0.77
    2. Jourdain Reyes0.72
    3. Jourdain Moore0.72
    4. Jourdain Lee0.72
    5. Jourdain Hall0.72
    6. Jourdain Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jourdain

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    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.