Jourdin
A feminine given name of French origin meaning "down river".
Name Census estimates that about 223 living Americans carry the first name Jourdin. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 64.3% of registrations being female. The average person named Jourdin today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jourdin births was 2008 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jourdin. 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.
People living today
223
~ 1 in 1,537,015 Americans
Peak year
2008
30 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2015 SSA rank
#11,414
Tracked since 1990
Census
Jourdin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 276 people with the first name Jourdin, which placed it at #31,162 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
#31,162
National first-name rank
People counted
276
276 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
59.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jourdin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jourdin is Black at 59.1%. The next largest groups are White (23.2%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). 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 Jourdin 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 Jourdin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American59.1% · 163
- White23.2% · 64
- Two or more races7.6% · 21
- Hispanic or Latino6.9% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 4
Gender
Gender distribution for Jourdin
Jourdin is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 227 total registrations, 81 (35.7%) were male and 146 (64.3%) were female.
Jourdin as a male name
- Ranked #13,002 in 2015
- 5 male births in 2015
- Peak: 2008 (14 births)
Jourdin as a female name
- Ranked #11,414 in 2014
- 9 female births in 2014
- Peak: 2008 (16 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jourdin on both sides of the split. Of the 272 people counted with this name, 114 were male (41.9%) and 158 were female (58.1%).
Popularity
Jourdin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jourdin from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 110 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Jourdin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jourdin 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 Jourdin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jourdin
The given name Jourdin has its roots in the French language and culture, originating as a variant spelling of the name Jordan. The name Jordan itself is derived from the Hebrew word "Yarden," which refers to the Jordan River, a significant body of water in the Middle East.
The Jordan River is mentioned in various ancient texts, including the Old Testament of the Bible. In the biblical narrative, the Israelites crossed the Jordan River to enter the Promised Land, making the river a symbolic representation of transition and new beginnings. This association with the Jordan River may have contributed to the name's popularity and meaning.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jourdin can be traced back to the 12th century in France. During this time, the name was often spelled as "Jordain" or "Jordanus" and was primarily used by French nobility and clergy. It is believed that the name gained popularity due to its association with the Crusades, as many Christian knights and soldiers traveled to the Holy Land, where they encountered the Jordan River.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Jourdin. One such figure was Jourdin de L'Isle (c. 1235-1318), a French trouvère (poet and composer) who gained fame for his contributions to the courtly love tradition in medieval French literature. Another prominent bearer of the name was Jourdin de Saxe (c. 1185-1237), a German nobleman and military leader who played a significant role in the Crusades.
In the realm of religion, Jourdin Hayton (c. 1240-1314) was an Armenian prince and historian who wrote extensively about the Mongol Empire and the Crusades. His work, "La Flor des estoires de la Terre d'Orient," provided invaluable insights into the political and cultural landscape of the time.
During the Renaissance period, Jourdin Anguissola (c. 1530-1623) was an Italian painter from the renowned Anguissola family. She gained recognition for her portraiture work and was among the first women to achieve significant success in the male-dominated art world of the time.
In more recent history, Jourdin Seraile (1920-2008) was a French-American author and journalist known for his works exploring the African diaspora and the civil rights movement in the United States. His memoir, "La Tête première," provided a compelling account of his experiences as a black man in mid-20th century America.
People
Jourdin + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jourdin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jourdin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 223 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jourdin 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 1,537,015 US residents.
Is Jourdin a common name?
We classify Jourdin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 227 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jourdin most popular?
The single biggest year for Jourdin was 2008, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jourdin 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 Jourdin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 276 people with the name Jourdin, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,162 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 Jourdin 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 Jourdin?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jourdin on both sides of the split. Of the 272 people counted with this name, 114 were male (41.9%) and 158 were female (58.1%). 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 Jourdin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jourdin is Black at 59.1%. The next largest groups are White (23.2%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). 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 Jourdin most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jourdin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 59.1% (163 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 Jourdin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jourdin a female name?
Yes, 64.3% of people registered as Jourdin 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 Jourdin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jourdin 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 Jourdin 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 have Jourdin as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Jourdin, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.