How Many People Are Named Jordan Gibson?

There are approximately 317 people named Jordan Gibson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,081,244 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jordan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gibson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

317

1 in 1,081,244 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Jordan

Last Name

Gibson

Jordan: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jordan. The peak year was 1990 with 22,094 births. The average person named Jordan today is 26 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Jordan

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jordan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (60.97%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (16.40%) and Hispanic (12.36%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Jordan in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Jordan rose or fell over time.

White

60.97%

Black

16.40%

Hispanic

12.36%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.30%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.86%

Two or More Races

7.11%

Ancestry of the Gibson Surname

The surname Gibson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Gibson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

69.25%

Black

21.44%

Hispanic

3.23%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.62%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.90%

Two or More Races

4.56%

How we calculated this

The first name "Jordan" has an estimated frequency of 0.151% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Gibson" appears at a rate of 61.20 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Jordan are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 317 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Jordan

Jordan Smith Jordan Johnson Jordan Williams Jordan Brown Jordan Jones Jordan Garcia Jordan Taylor Jordan Roberts

Other people with the surname Gibson

Michael Gibson James Gibson John Gibson David Gibson Robert Gibson William Gibson Daniel Gibson Brian Gibson

Jordan Gibson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jordan Gibson?

We estimate approximately 317 people named Jordan Gibson are alive in the United States today. The first name Jordan is shared by 518,558 Americans, and the surname Gibson is shared by 209,756.

How rare is the name Jordan Gibson?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,081,244 Americans. The first name Jordan is very common and the surname Gibson is common.

Is Jordan a male or female name?

Jordan is predominantly male, with 74.7% of bearers being male and 25.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 1990 and the average bearer today is 26 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Jordan?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jordan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (60.97%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (16.40%) and Hispanic (12.36%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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