Given name & surname
Jourdan
“flowing down”
Jourdan is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jourdan is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jourdan 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 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jourdan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,193
- 1,869 boys · 2,324 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 270 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,163 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 65% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,163 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 36.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 89 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,483 as a first name in 2020; 2,404 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.
Jourdan’s family of names
In French usage, Jourdan as a surname has an affectionate form in Jourdon. Jourdan has a related form in Jordan. In French usage, Jourdan has a related form in Jourdain.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jourdan has relatives in 3 languages.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jourdan
- Jourdan Serderidisrally driverborn 1964
- Jourdan MillerAmerican modelborn 1993
- Jourdan DelacruzAmerican weightlifterborn 1998
- Jourdan ThibodeauxAmerican Cajun singer and fiddler from Louisianaborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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