Giordano
A masculine Italian name derived from the biblical Jordan river, meaning "descending".
Name Census estimates that about 265 living Americans carry the first name Giordano. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Giordano today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Giordano births was 2004 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Giordano. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Giordano with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
265
~ 1 in 1,293,413 Americans
Peak year
2004
19 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,202
Tracked since 1983
Census
Giordano in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 427 people with the first name Giordano, which placed it at #23,071 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#23,071
National first-name rank
People counted
427
427 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
48.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Giordano
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giordano is Hispanic at 48.2%. The next largest groups are White (43.1%) and Black (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Giordano described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Giordano at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino48.2% · 206
- White43.1% · 184
- Black or African American4.9% · 21
- Two or more races2.3% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3
Popularity
Giordano: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Giordano from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 101 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Giordano by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Giordano during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Giordanos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Giordano
The name Giordano is of Italian origin, deriving from the Late Latin name Iordanus, which itself comes from the Greek Iordanes, meaning "flowing down" or "the descender." This name is closely tied to the Jordan River in the Middle East, a significant body of water in Christianity that is associated with the baptism of Jesus Christ.
The earliest recorded use of the name Giordano can be traced back to the 12th century in Italy. It gained popularity during the Renaissance period, particularly in regions like Florence and Venice. Some notable historical figures who bore this name include Giordano Bruno, an Italian philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer who lived from 1548 to 1600 and was burned at the stake for his scientific and religious beliefs.
Another prominent figure was Giordano Luca Riccati, an Italian mathematician and nobleman who lived from 1676 to 1754. He made significant contributions to the field of calculus and is known for the Riccati equation, which bears his name. Giordano de Blasis, an Italian dancer and choreographer who lived from 1804 to 1865, was also an influential figure in the world of ballet.
In the realm of art, Giordano Redento, an Italian painter active in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, was renowned for his religious paintings and frescoes. He was particularly known for his work in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Additionally, Giordano Giacomelli, an Italian Renaissance painter who lived from around 1440 to 1516, was celebrated for his religious and mythological works.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Giordano, which has maintained a consistent presence in Italian culture and has been carried across generations.
People
Giordano + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Giordano as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Giordano: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Giordano?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 265 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Giordano going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,293,413 US residents.
Is Giordano a common name?
We classify Giordano as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 269 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Giordano most popular?
The single biggest year for Giordano was 2004, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Giordano is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Giordano in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 427 people with the name Giordano, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,071 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Giordano in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Giordano?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Giordano leans strongly male. 423 people counted with this name were male (98.4%), compared with 7 female bearers (1.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Giordano?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giordano is Hispanic at 48.2%. The next largest groups are White (43.1%) and Black (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Giordano most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Giordano in the 2020 Census, accounting for 48.2% (206 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Giordano in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Giordano a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Giordano in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Giordano still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Giordano in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Giordano can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Giordano?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Giordano on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.