Given name & surname
Jordin
“flowing down”
Jordin is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jordin is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jordin 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 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jordin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,895
- 2,482 boys · 4,413 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 673 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #5,713 for boys · #9,141 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −53%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 47% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,713 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 173 in 2008. It also appeared in 11 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,459 as a first name in 2020; 119 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jordin
- Jordin SparksAmerican singerborn 1989
- Jordin TootooCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1983
- Jordin AndradeAmerican-Cape Verdean male hurdlerborn 1992
- Jordin CanadaAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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