Boy’s name · Hebrew, English

Jordon

How to say it: JOR-den · /ˈdʒɔːrdən/

Variant spelling of Jordan; from the Hebrew river name 'Yarden', meaning 'to flow down' or 'descend'.

Jordon was the 134th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 26 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 38% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #195 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#134for boys in 2025
1 in 779US babies
26born in 2025
#195projected for 2030
1990sits peak decade
1 in 33chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Jordon
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#134
Babies born in 202526
Share of births1 in 779
Peak decade1990s
Change over 10 years−38%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#195
In France, 2025#447 among boys’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Jordon peaked in the 1990s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 294 per million births, 1990s.

What goes with it

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Jordon is about 1 in 33.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.

In France: #447 for boys in 2025.

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