Given name & surname
Yordan
“of the down-flowing river”·“flowing down”
Yordan is a variant of Yordana. In Hebrew use, Yordana carries the interpretation “of the down-flowing river.” Yordan is a form of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Yordan carries the interpretation “of the down-flowing river.” Yordan is a variant of Yordana. In Hebrew use, Yordana carries the interpretation “of the down-flowing river.” Yordan is a form of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Yordan is used as a form of Jordan.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yordan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 230
- 230 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,681 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,681 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 790 as a first name in 2020; 202 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.
Yordan’s family of names
Yordan is a form of Jordan. Yordan has a related form in Yordana. Yordan has a related form in Yorden.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Yordan
- Yordan LetchkovBulgarian footballerborn 1967
- Yordan YovchevBulgarian artistic gymnast (born 1973)
- Yordan RadichkovBulgarian writer (1929–2004)
- Yordan YovkovBulgarian writer (1880–1937)
- Yordan OsorioVenezuelan association football playerborn 1994
- Yordan MitkovBulgarian weightlifterborn 1956
- Yordan BikovBulgarian weightlifterborn 1950
- Yordan Ivov TerziyskiBulgarian politician and architect (born 1984)
- Yordan MinevBulgarian footballerborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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