Jordan

English from Hebrew
"flowing down"

Jordan Origin and Meaning

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

Originally used for children baptized in holy water from the river Jordan, it became one of the leading androgynous names of the nineties. As the balance tips toward the boys' side, it's slipping on the girls' popularity chart. Alternate spelling Jordyn is now more popular for girls.

# 499 in the US

Jordan Rank in US Top 1000

# 938 on Nameberry

Jordan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Jordan Popularity

Famous People Named Jordan

  • Jordan aka Katie Price (born Katrina Amy Alexandra Alexis Infield)
    English singer and model
  • Jordan Lynne Pruitt
    American singer
  • Jordan (born Pamela Rooke)
    English model
  • Jordan Todosey
    Canadian actress
  • Jordan Hailie Lloyd
    American reality TV personality
  • Jordan Nobbs
    English footballer
  • Jordan Wandick
    American dancer
  • Jordan Loughran
    British actress
  • Jordan Elizabeth Ladd (b. 1975)
    American actress; daughter of actors David and Cheryl Ladd
  • Jordan Scott (b. 1977)
    English photographer; daughter of film director Ridley Scott
  • Jordan Alexandra "Lexi" Gibbons (b. 1989)
    daughter of TV host Leeza Gibbons
  • Jordan Hewson (b. 1989)
    daughter of singer Bono
  • Jordan Roberts (b. 1990)
    daughter of ice hockey player Gary Roberts
  • Jordan Patton (b. 1995)
    daughter of rapper Big Boi
  • Jordan Alexandra Judith Levy (b. 1998)
    daughter of actress Sarah Joy Brown and composer Shuki Levy
  • Jordan Ann King (b. 2003)
    daughter of singer Niki Harris and Jay King
  • Jordan Catherine Bentley (b. 2010)
    daughter of singers Dierks Bentley and Cassidy Black
  • Jordan Mary Heavey (b. 2011)
    daughter of soccer player Kristine Lilly and David Heavey
  • Jordan Kay Federline (b. 2011)
    daughter of dancer Kevin Federline
  • Jordan Elizabeth Schubenski (b. 2016)
    daughter of pro wrestler Rosa Mendes and Bobby Schubenski
  • Emily Jordan Osment
    American actress
  • Jordan Carver (born Ina
    Maria Schnitzer) born January 30, 1986 , Stunning German Glamour Model of German & Italian Descent,

Jordan in Pop Culture

  • Jordan Cavanaugh
    character on TV's "Crossing Jordan"
  • Jordan Baker
    character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"
  • Jordan Sullivan
    character on TV's "Scrubs"
  • Jordan Tate
    character on TV's "Baywatch"
  • Jordan Mooney
    character in movie "Cocktail"
  • Jordan McDeere
    character on TV's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"
  • Jordan Black
    character on TV's "Millennium"
  • Jordan Ellis
    character in book "Mephisto Kiss" by Trinity Faegen
  • Jordan Elizabeth Alexander
    charater on TV's "The Night Shift"
  • Jordan
    character in Descendants Wicked World and daughter of the Genie.