Meaning and history
Jordán comes from the name of the river between Jordan and Israel, whose Hebrew name, יַרְדֵן (Yarḏen), derives from יָרַד (yaraḏ), meaning “descend, flow down.” In the New Testament, John the Baptist baptizes Jesus in its waters, and the name was adopted as a personal name in Europe after crusaders brought water from the river to baptize their children. It may also have been influenced by the Latin name Jordanes, borne notably by a 6th-century Gothic historian. The name fell out of use after the Middle Ages, was revived in the 19th century, and became fairly popular in America and other countries in the second half of the 20th century; a famous surname bearer is former basketball star Michael Jordan (1963–).
20062006: 9,935 births, rank #46
2007: 10,060 births, rank #44
2008: 9,099 births, rank #48
2009: 8,669 births, rank #45
2010: 8,253 births, rank #46
20112011: 8,096 births, rank #46
2012: 7,828 births, rank #48
2013: 7,220 births, rank #53
2014: 6,903 births, rank #55
2015: 6,327 births, rank #59
20162016: 5,680 births, rank #65
2017: 5,176 births, rank #73
2018: 4,703 births, rank #80
2019: 4,344 births, rank #89
2020: 4,287 births, rank #82
20212021: 4,026 births, rank #88
2022: 3,919 births, rank #92
2023: 3,655 births, rank #96
2024: 3,336 births, rank #104
20252025: 2,732 births, rank #131
Jordan moved from #104 to #131 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1990, with 16,137 births.