Jourdan is a unisex name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jourdan means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jourdan across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jourdan has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jourdan is a unisex name of Hebrew origin meaning “variant of Jordan, to flow down”. A French respelling of Jordan, from the river in the Holy Land.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,193 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 40 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jourdan per year, United States (1973 to 2025). United States peaked in 1990 (270/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (14/yr).
Jourdan is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1990, when it ranked #1,354 nationally (given to 270 babies that year).
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