Jordin
A feminine variant of the name Jordan, signifying 'descending' or 'flowing down'.
Name Census estimates that about 6,756 living Americans carry the first name Jordin. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 64.1% of registrations being female. The average person named Jordin today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jordin births was 2008 (673 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jordin. 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 Jordin with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Jordin sits in rare territory as a truly gender-neutral name, given to boys and girls in near-equal numbers.
People living today
6.8K
~ 1 in 50,733 Americans
Peak year
2008
673 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,126
Tracked since 1981
Census
Jordin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 5,456 people with the first name Jordin, which placed it at #3,712 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
#3,712
National first-name rank
People counted
5.5K
5,456 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
41.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jordin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jordin is White at 41.1%. The next largest groups are Black (32.3%) and Hispanic (15.7%). 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 Jordin 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 Jordin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White41.1% · 2,243
- Black or African American32.3% · 1,760
- Hispanic or Latino15.7% · 858
- Two or more races8.3% · 454
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 83
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 58
Gender
Gender distribution for Jordin
Jordin is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 6,868 total registrations, 2,466 (35.9%) were male and 4,402 (64.1%) were female.
Jordin as a male name
- Ranked #5,126 in 2024
- 19 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2008 (173 births)
Jordin as a female name
- Ranked #7,741 in 2024
- 14 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2007 (512 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jordin on both sides of the split. Of the 5,459 people counted with this name, 1,867 were male (34.2%) and 3,592 were female (65.8%).
Popularity
Jordin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jordin 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 2,987 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
Jordin 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 Jordin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jordins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 37 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Jordin, while Utah, Rhode Island, New Mexico recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 98 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jordin
The given name Jordin is a modern variant of the name Jordan, which has its origins in the ancient Semitic languages of the Middle East. The name is derived from the Hebrew word "Yarden," meaning "descender" or "the one who goes down," a reference to the Jordan River, a major waterway in the region.
The earliest recorded use of the name Jordan can be traced back to the biblical times, as it appears in various religious texts, including the Old Testament of the Bible. In the Book of Joshua, the Jordan River plays a significant role as the Israelites cross it to enter the Promised Land.
The name Jordan gained popularity in Europe during the Crusades, when many crusaders encountered the Jordan River and brought back the name to their respective countries. As a result, the name became widespread throughout the Christian world, with various spelling variations emerging, such as Jordin, Jordyn, and Jordane.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Jordin was Jordin of Saxony, a 13th-century German nobleman who participated in the Sixth Crusade. Another notable figure was Jordin de Blaye, a 12th-century French troubadour and poet, renowned for his contributions to the courtly love tradition.
In the 15th century, Jordin Perlasca, an Italian merchant and diplomat, gained fame for his role in negotiating trade agreements between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire. His name was often spelled as "Giordano" in Italian records.
During the Renaissance, the name Jordin became more widespread, with several notable individuals bearing it. One such person was Jordin de' Medici, a member of the influential Medici family of Florence, who was a patron of the arts and a supporter of the humanist movement.
In more recent times, the name Jordin has been associated with various personalities, including Jordin Sparks, an American singer and actress who won the sixth season of the popular television talent show "American Idol" in 2007.
While the name Jordin has evolved over time and across different cultures, it has maintained its connection to the ancient Semitic roots and the significance of the Jordan River, a symbolic and historical landmark in the Middle East.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Jordin
People
Jordin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jordin 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
Jordin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jordin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6,756 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jordin 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 50,733 US residents.
Is Jordin a common name?
We classify Jordin as "Rare". It ranks above 97.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6,868 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jordin most popular?
The single biggest year for Jordin was 2008, when 673 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jordin is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jordin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 5,456 people with the name Jordin, or 1.81 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,712 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 Jordin 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 Jordin?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jordin on both sides of the split. Of the 5,459 people counted with this name, 1,867 were male (34.2%) and 3,592 were female (65.8%). 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 Jordin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jordin is White at 41.1%. The next largest groups are Black (32.3%) and Hispanic (15.7%). 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 Jordin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jordin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 41.1% (2,243 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 Jordin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jordin a female name?
Yes, 64.1% of people registered as Jordin in the SSA data are female. 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 Jordin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jordin 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 Jordin 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 Jordin?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.