How Many People Are Named Jordan Spaulding?

There are approximately 32 people named Jordan Spaulding living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,711,073 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jordan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Spaulding. 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

1 in 10,711,073 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Jordan

Last Name

Spaulding

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 Spaulding Surname

The surname Spaulding 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 Spaulding 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

80.53%

Black

9.08%

Hispanic

3.37%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.86%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.61%

Two or More Races

4.55%

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 "Spaulding" appears at a rate of 6.08 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 32 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 Spaulding

Michael Spaulding James Spaulding John Spaulding David Spaulding Robert Spaulding William Spaulding Lilly Spaulding

Jordan Spaulding: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jordan Spaulding?

We estimate approximately 32 people named Jordan Spaulding are alive in the United States today. The first name Jordan is shared by 518,558 Americans, and the surname Spaulding is shared by 20,829.

How rare is the name Jordan Spaulding?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,711,073 Americans. The first name Jordan is very common and the surname Spaulding is uncommon.

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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