Given name & surname
Jordy
“farmer”·“one who works the earth”·“flowing down”
In English use, Jordy is a diminutive of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.” Jordy is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jordy is a diminutive of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.” Jordy is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Jordy is a diminutive of George. George reached English through Old French and Latin from the Greek name Georgios. Jordy is a variant of Jordan. An origin associated with Jordan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Jordy is a diminutive of George. In English usage, Jordy is a diminutive of Jordan. In English use, Jordy is a diminutive of George. The shared background comes through George: Georgios comes from georgos, built from elements meaning “earth” and “to work.” Latin Georgius and Old French forms helped carry it into English.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Jordy is a diminutive of George. The history of George gives this family its wider story. Saint George gave the name a religious and legendary association; the dragon story developed in the Middle Ages. In England, George I’s accession in 1714 helped increase the name’s use beyond its earlier saintly associations.
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Jordy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,934
- 6,687 boys · 247 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 332 babies
- 2025
- 179
- #1,261 for boys · #5,629 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 91% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 157 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,261 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 332 in 2006. It also appeared in 22 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Wisconsin had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,620 as a first name in 2020; 274 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.
Jordy’s family of names
In English usage, Jordy is a diminutive of George. Jordy has a related form in Jordan. In English usage, Jordy is a diminutive of Jordan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Jordy has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jordy
- Jordy ClasieDutch association football player (born 1991)
- Jordy BuijsDutch association football playerborn 1988
- Jordy CaicedoEcuadorian association football playerborn 1997
- Jordy AlcívarEcuadorian association football playerborn 1999
- JordyFrench singerborn 1988
- Jordy DelemFrench association football playerborn 1993
- Jordy GasparFrench association football playerborn 1997
- Jordy MonroyArmenian association football playerborn 1996
- Jordy CrouxBelgian association football playerborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Jordy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“one who works the earth; a farmer” · “farmer”
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Jorgen
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Joji
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Jurgen
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Jorgin
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Jorgyn
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Jöran
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