Meaning:
Its source is Yarden, a Hebrew name meaning "Flowing down."
Popularity:
The name Jordon ranked 530th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1088th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative:
Historically, this name has been given to Christian children baptized with water from the Jordan River.