Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jorde isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jorde is a variant of Jord. The history of Jord gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Jord is associated with the goddess of the earth.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jorde through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 158 as a first name in 2020; 377 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jorde’s family of names
Jorde has a related form in Jord. In Macedonian usage, Jorde is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Јорде.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
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