How Many People Are Named Jourdan?
An estimated 4,070 people in the United States have the first name Jourdan. It is used for both genders, with 55.5% female. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Jourdan peaked in popularity in 1990 with 270 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jourdan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jourdan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jourdan is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
4,070
About 1 in 84,215 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
55.5% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1990
270 births
Total Registered
4,185
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jourdan
Jourdan is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (44.5%) and females (55.5%). Out of 4,185 total births registered, 1,861 were male and 2,324 were female.
Jourdan as a male name
Ranked #6,292 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (89 births)
Jourdan as a female name
Ranked #12,699 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (181 births)
Jourdan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jourdan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,982 babies were registered. Jourdan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jourdan by Decade
How has Jourdan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jourdan by State
Birth registrations for Jourdan span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Tennessee, Oregon, New Mexico. On average, about 57 Jourdans were registered per state.
Jourdan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jourdan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jourdan
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Jourdan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jourdan?
We estimate approximately 4,070 people named Jourdan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 84,215 Americans share this first name.
Is Jourdan a common name?
Jourdan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,185 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jourdan most popular?
Jourdan reached peak popularity in 1990, when 270 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jourdan is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jourdan a female name?
Jourdan is predominantly female. 55.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jourdan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jourdan Smith, Jourdan Johnson, Jourdan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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