Jordan

English from Hebrew

"flowing down"

Jordan Origin and Meaning

The name Jordan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "flowing down".

Jordan became one of the top unisex baby names in the heyday of basketball's Michael Jordan, and is still among the most popular unisex names starting with J. The name was originally given to those baptized in holy water brought back by Crusaders from the River Jordan, the only river in Palestine, and the one in which Christ was baptized by John the Baptist.

Celebrities with sons and daughters named Jordan include Taylor Hanson, Dierks Bentley, Dr. Phil and Kenny Rogers.

Jordan Rank in US Top 1000

# 98 in the US

Jordan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 385 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jordan

• 98 US 2023
• 385 Nameberry 2025
• 10 Unisex 2023
• 95 Canada 2023
• 517 Future 2028
• 201 England 2023
• 171 Scotland 2023
• 50 Australia 2023
• 89 New Zealand 2024
• 350 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Jordan

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Jordan.

• Cody
• Ryan
• Austin
• Jayden
• Chase
• Tyler
• Cameron
• Jaden
• Leó
• Ashton
• Kyle
• Dylan
• Payden
• Jace
• Jackson
• Alex
• Zane
• Riley
• Kayden
• Jake

Famous People Named Jordan

• Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight American singer
• Jordan Robert Farmar American basketball player
• Jordan Ross Belfort American former stock broker and convicted felon
• Jordan Craig Hill American basketball player
• Jordan Alan Gross American football player
• Jordan Senn American football player
• Jordan Shipley American football player
• Jordan Alexander Pugh American football player
• Jordan Jude Babineaux American football player
• Jordan Lee Pickford English footballer
• Jordan William Fisher American actor and singer
• (Jordan) Taylor Hanson American Singer
• Jordan Ryan Yates member of the former Christian pop band pureNRG
• Jordan "J Man" Francis, Canadian singer/dancer/actor
• Jordan Calloway American actor
• Jordan Paul Fry American actor
• Jordan Haworth Peele American actor and comedian
• Jordan "Charlie Scene" Terrell from group "Hollywood Undead"
• Jordan Witzigreuter member of The Ready Set
• Jordan Zimmermann American baseball player
• Jordan Alexander Spieth American golfer, won 2015 Masters and US Open
• Jordan Rodgers NFL football player, contestant on The Bachelor
• Jordan Maron aka Captainsparklez American YouTuber
• Jordan Rodrigues Australian actor, dancer, and singer
• Jordan Banjo English Dancer in group Diversity
• Jordan Frye Member of the YouTube channel VenturianTale
• Jordan Masterson American actor
• Jordan Zevon son of singer Warren Zevon
• Jordan McGraw son of TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw

The name Jordan in Pop Culture

• Jordan character in book & movie "The 19th Wife"
• Jordan Cahill character in "Stuck in the Suburbs"
• Jordan Kyle character in "The Mortal Instruments" series
• Jordan Wilder character on TV's "Famous in Love"
• Jordan Biggs character in "Sims" series
• Jordan Pike character in "The Baby,Sitters Club"; triplet of brothers Adam and Byron
• Lee Jordan character from the Harry Potter series
• Roll Jordan, Roll, old slave song. "The River Jordan of the song became a coded message for escape, calling to mind the Mississippi or Ohio Rivers, both of which led to the slave,free northern United States and thus freedom"
• Nike Air Jordan athletic shoes inspired by Michael Jordan
• Jordan Middle Eastern nation

International Variations of the name Jordan

• Jordon French
• Jarden Hebrew
• Joord Dutch
• Jourdain French
• Jordão Portuguese
• Jorden French
• Jordaan Dutch
• Giordano Italian