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Jordan
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25% girls / 75% boys
Origin of the name
Jordan is the name of the river where, according to the Gospels, Jesus was baptized. The Hebrew name, Yarden, is usually explained as “descending.”
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Where babies named Jordan are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Jordan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Jordan is most common in Nevada (2.3 times), Utah (1.9) and Hawaii (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Jordan are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Jordan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Jordan is most common in Wyoming (1.8 times), Montana (1.7) and Oklahoma (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 0% | 100% |
| 1920s | 0% | 100% |
| 1930s | 0% | 100% |
| 1940s | 0% | 100% |
| 1950s | 2% | 98% |
| 1960s | 3% | 97% |
| 1970s | 13% | 87% |
| 1980s | 19% | 81% |
| 1990s | 30% | 70% |
| 2000s | 30% | 70% |
| 2010s | 16% | 84% |
| 2020s | 15% | 85% |