JordanName meaning, origin and popularity
Jordan is a unisex name of Hebrew origin. Its traditional meaning is “to flow down”.
Jordan at a glance
- Meaning
- to flow down
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Unisex
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- J
- NSW rank 2025
- #90 for boys
How popular is Jordan in Australia?
Jordan was not in the NSW top 100 for girls in 2025. It last appeared in 2004. Its highest rank for girls was number 58 in 1997, and it has been in the top 100 in 10 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (girls) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
In 2025, Jordan was number 90 in the NSW top 100 for boys, with 94 babies registered. In 2024 it was number 67. Its highest rank for boys was number 14 in 1996, and it has been in the top 100 in 40 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (boys) | – | #100 | #17 | #29 | #70 | #67 | #90 |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
Names similar to Jordan
Other Hebrew names:
- JosephHebrew
- JoshuaHebrew
- JudeHebrew
- JudithHebrew
- KeziahHebrew
- LeviHebrew
- LioraHebrew
- MalachiHebrew
- MatthewHebrew
- MicahHebrew
- MichaelHebrew
- NaomiHebrew
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