Baby names info for JORDAN:

• Gender: boy or girl
• Syllables: 2
• Characters: 6
• Pronunciation: JOR-din

Origin and Meaning:

• Hebrew meaning of the name JORDAN for a boy:
  • the river of judgment

• Hebrew meaning of the name JORDAN for a girl:
  • descendant

Baby Names Popularity:

• JORDAN is the 45^th most popular boy's name in the United States.
• JORDAN is the 150^th most popular girl's name in the United States.

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Surnames:

• JORDAN is a common last name.
  It's the 105^th most common surname in the United States (according to the 2000 U.S. Census).

Alternate Forms and Spellings:

• GEORDAN GEORDY GIORDAN GIORDANA GIORDANI GIORDANO GIORDYN JEORDANNA JEORDI JIORDAN JORD JORDAAN JORDAIN JORDAINA JORDANA JORDANCO JORDANE JORDANN JORDANNA JORDANNE JORDANO JORDARN JORDARNA JORDE JORDEE JORDEN JORDI JORDIAN JORDIE JORDIN JORDINA JORDON JORDUAN JORDY JORDYAN JORDYN JORDYNE JORDYNN JORDYNNE JORHDAN JOURDAIN JOURDAINE JOURDAN JOURDON JOURDY JOURDYN YORDAN YORDANA YORDANI YORDANIS YORDANKA YORDANY YORDENIS

Nicknames:

• JORDY

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