Given name

Jordanna

“flowing down”

Jordanna is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Jordanna is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Jordanna 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Jordanna through the years

Babies since 1880
839
0 boys · 839 girls
Most popular year
1989
31 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−56%
Cooling
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Jordanna in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1970–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 816 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.

Jordanna’s family of names

Jordanna has a related form in Jordan.

Walk Jordanna’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Jordanna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Literary

Johanna

“God is gracious”

52UncommonEasing

>99% girls

 

Roxanna

“born with the morning's first light”

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>99% girls

Spanish · Literary

Juana

“God is gracious”

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>99% girls

Literary

Roxana

“born with the morning's first light”

36RareEasing

>99% girls

 

Julianne

“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”

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>99% girls

 

Joana

Joana is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Portuguese, Albanian, Basque, Catalan, and 1 other language.

35RareEasing

>99% girls

Greek

Joanna

“God is gracious”

65FamiliarEasing

>99% girls

Hebrew · Literary

Janna

“God is gracious”

37RareSteady

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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