Jordan is a distinctive choice, ranked #248 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Jordan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#248
US Rank #131
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About the Name Jordan
Jordan is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 872 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #72 in 1998 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 4 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.
Jordan is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Jordan in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #539, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Jordan
Jordan Peterson — Jordan Bernt Peterson is a Canadian psychologist, author, and media commentator.
Jordan Bridges — Jordan Bridges is an American actor, best known as Frankie Rizzoli on Rizzoli & Isles.
Boris Jordan — Boris Jordan is a Russian-American billionaire businessman, who is the founder and executive chairman of Curaleaf.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jordan
Unlikely. With around 189 UK babies named Jordan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jordan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jordan has been fairly steady, ranked #248 in 2025 against #220 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #10 in 1997.
Jordan is more popular in the US (#539) than in the UK (#2575). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Jordan include: Jordan Peterson, Jordan Bridges and Boris Jordan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Jordan appears in the US top 500 at #104 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
189
UK babies named Jordan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.4
In a school of 600
↓ 28 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jordan
Almost certainly the only Jordan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Jordan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jordan Bardella is a French politician who has been the president of the National Rally (RN) since 2022, after serving as acting president from September 2021 to November 2022 and as vice-president from 2019 to 2022.
Stanley Jordan is an American jazz guitarist noted for his playing technique, which involves tapping his fingers on the fretboard of the guitar with both hands.