Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jordis 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 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jordis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 278
- 6 boys · 272 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 87 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 girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 87 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 347 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.
Jordis’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Jordis, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jordyn
“flowing down”
8% boys · 92% girls
Jazmin
In English use, Jazmin is a variant of Jasmine. One Persian interpretation is “resembling the climbing plant with fragrant flowers.”
>99% girls
Jocelyn
“from the tribe of Gauts” · “one who is cheerful, happy”
>99% girls
Paris
“woman of the city in France”
8% boys · 92% girls
Jayla
“one who is charitable”
>99% girls
Jazlyn
Jazlyn is a feminine given name.
>99% girls
Janiyah
“a lively woman; one who gives life”
>99% girls
Jaliyah
“a gift of God”
>99% girls