Jordan Knight
There are approximately 240 people named Jordan Knight living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,428,143 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jordan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Knight. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
240
1 in 1,428,143
Named Jordan
519K
Alive today
Named Knight
159K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 519K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1990
Average age: 26
Estimated bearers: 159K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #209
Per 100K: 46.35
Top ancestry: White (72.3%)
First name trend
Jordan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jordan. The peak year was 1990 with 22,094 births. The average person named Jordan today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Knight surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Knight, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 72.3%.
- White72.3%
- Black or African American21.6%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races2.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jordan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1513% of the US population, based on 518,558 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Knight appears at a rate of 46.35 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0464%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 240 people with the full name Jordan Knight. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Jordan
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Other people with the surname Knight
FAQ
Jordan Knight: questions and answers
How many people are named Jordan Knight?
We estimate approximately 240 people in the United States share the full name Jordan Knight. That works out to about 1 in 1,428,143 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1513%) with the surname frequency (46.35 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jordan Knight?
We classify Jordan Knight as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,428,143 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jordan a male or female name?
Jordan is predominantly unisex. Out of 533,499 total SSA registrations, 74.7% were male and 25.3% were female. See the full Jordan profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.