Jordan

“one who descends, River Jordan”

Boy’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Jordan

Jordan means “one who descends, River Jordan” and is of Hebrew origin.

It peaked in 1993.
Over recent years, Jordan has been falling sharply (−12.1% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Jordan every 31 schools.

Jordan ranks 73^rd in New Zealand, 94^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 97^th in Ontario (Canada), against 494^th in France.

New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
73^rd boys’ name163 babies in 3 years1 boy in 302−4.1% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
94^th boys’ name125 babies in 3 years1 boy in 356−6.9% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
97^th boys’ name386 babies in 3 years1 boy in 440−4% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
110^th boys’ name9,723 babies in 3 years1 boy in 529−5.4% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
155^th boys’ name102 babies in 3 years1 boy in 704−0.3% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
170^th boys’ name77 babies in 3 years1 boy in 778−1.9% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
223^rd boys’ name667 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,239−0.2% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
298^th boys’ name16 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,592

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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