Jordi
A masculine Catalan name derived from the Germanic name George.
Name Census estimates that about 3,647 living Americans carry the first name Jordi. It is a predominantly male name (91.1% of registrations). The average person named Jordi today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jordi births was 1999 (222 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jordi. 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 Jordi with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Jordi is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
3.6K
~ 1 in 93,983 Americans
Peak year
1999
222 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,081
Tracked since 1967
Census
Jordi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,254 people with the first name Jordi, which placed it at #5,316 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
#5,316
National first-name rank
People counted
3.3K
3,254 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
81.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jordi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jordi is Hispanic at 81.3%. The next largest groups are White (13.8%) and Black (2.4%). 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 Jordi 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 Jordi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino81.3% · 2,645
- White13.8% · 449
- Black or African American2.4% · 77
- Two or more races1.4% · 47
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 31
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Jordi
Jordi leans heavily male at 91.1% of total registrations, but 327 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jordi as a male name
- Ranked #2,081 in 2024
- 72 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1999 (217 births)
Jordi as a female name
- Ranked #5,498 in 2024
- 23 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (23 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jordi leans strongly male. 2,945 people counted with this name were male (90.5%), compared with 308 female bearers (9.5%).
Popularity
Jordi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jordi from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,297 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jordi remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jordi 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 Jordi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jordis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 19 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Jordi, while Washington, Tennessee, Nevada recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 111 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jordi
The name Jordi originated from the Catalan language and culture, which has its roots in the Catalonia region of Spain. It is derived from the Latin name Georgius, which ultimately traces back to the Greek name Georgios, meaning "earth-worker" or "farmer."
Jordi is the Catalan form of the name George, and it has been widely used in Catalonia for centuries. The name gained popularity during the Middle Ages, particularly after the veneration of Saint George, the patron saint of Catalonia, who was a Christian martyr from the 3rd century AD.
One of the earliest known references to the name Jordi can be found in the 12th century work "Llibre dels Fets" (Book of Deeds), a chronicle written by King James I of Aragon, which mentions several individuals with the name Jordi.
Throughout history, there have been several notable figures with the name Jordi. One of the most famous was Jordi de Sant Jordi (c. 1399-1424), a Catalan poet and writer renowned for his contributions to the courtly love tradition of the Middle Ages. His work "Llibre de les grandeses de l'amor" (Book of the Greatness of Love) is considered a masterpiece of Catalan literature.
Another prominent individual was Jordi Rubió i Balaguer (1887-1982), a Catalan philologist, historian, and literary critic who played a significant role in the revival of Catalan culture and language during the 20th century.
Jordi Pujol (born 1930) is a notable Spanish politician and former President of the Generalitat de Catalunya (the Catalan government) from 1980 to 2003, who was instrumental in promoting Catalan autonomy and culture.
Jordi Savall (born 1942) is a renowned Catalan musician, conductor, and viol player, known for his contributions to the revival of early music and his interpretations of Spanish and Catalan music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Jordi Cuixart (born 1975) is a Catalan activist and one of the leaders of the Catalan pro-independence movement, who was imprisoned for his role in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Jordi
People
Jordi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jordi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jordi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jordi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,647 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jordi 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 93,983 US residents.
Is Jordi a common name?
We classify Jordi as "Rare". It ranks above 95.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,693 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jordi most popular?
The single biggest year for Jordi was 1999, when 222 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jordi is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jordi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,254 people with the name Jordi, or 1.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,316 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 Jordi 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 Jordi?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jordi leans strongly male. 2,945 people counted with this name were male (90.5%), compared with 308 female bearers (9.5%). 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 Jordi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jordi is Hispanic at 81.3%. The next largest groups are White (13.8%) and Black (2.4%). 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 Jordi most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jordi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 81.3% (2,645 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 Jordi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jordi a male name?
Yes, 91.1% of people registered as Jordi 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 Jordi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jordi 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 Jordi 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 many people are named Jordi?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.