Meaning: Its source is Yarden, a Hebrew name meaning "Flowing down."

Languages: This boy's name is used in English, Serbian and Bulgarian.

Nicknames: Jordie, Jori, Judd and Jordy

Alternative Spellings: Geordan, Jordin, Jordon, Jordyn, Jourdan and Jorden

Feminine Forms: Jordiane

Non-English Forms: Giordano, Yordan and Jourdain

Source Forms: Yarden

Popularity: The name Jordan ranked 38th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 262nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 30th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.

Narrative: Historically, this name has been given to Christian children baptized with water from the Jordan River.

Meaning: Its source is Yarden, a Hebrew name meaning "Flowing down."

Languages: This girl's name is used in Hebrew and English.

Nicknames: Jordi, Jori and Jorena

Alternative Spellings: Jorden, Jordin, Jordon and Jordyn

Variant Forms: Jordain, Jordanae, Jordann, Jordanne, Jordenne, Jordonna, Jordyne, Jorin, Jordana, Jordine, Jourdana, Jourdanna, Jourdanne, Jodanna, Jordene and Jordina

Non-English Forms: Jordane and Jordanka

Popularity: The name Jordan ranked 45th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 792nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 52nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.

Narrative: In Christian countries, this name has traditionally been given to children baptized with water from the Jordan River in the Holy Land.