Given name & surname
Jordana
“flowing down”
Jordana is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jordana is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jordana is a variant of Jordan. An origin associated with Jordan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jordana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,434
- 0 boys · 3,434 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 88 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,930 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,930 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,283 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jordana’s family of names
Jordana has a related form in Jordan. In Spanish usage, Jordana has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Giordana. In Macedonian usage, Jordana is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Јордана.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jordana
- Jordana BrewsterAmerican actressborn 1980
- Jordana SpiroAmerican actressborn 1977
- Jordana BeattyAustralian actressborn 1998
- Jojo TodynhoBrazilian singer and songwriterborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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