Given name & surname
Jorden
“flowing down”
Jorden is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jorden is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jorden 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 1903. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jorden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,365
- 7,030 boys · 2,335 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 406 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #3,893 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 90% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,893 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 52.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 348 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,881 as a first name in 2020; 1,852 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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