Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Jordan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jordan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1990

Peak era

1990

Peak rank proxy

16,137

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19902024

Peak year

1990

Decline from peak

79.4%

2024

3,326

All-time

398,415

Jordan is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1990, when 16,137 boys were named Jordan.

In 2024, only 3,326 boys were given the name.

Down 79.4% from its peak.

All told, about 398,415 Americans have been named Jordan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1990

199016,137 boys named Jordan

20243,326 boys named Jordan

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