The name Jordan comes from the Hebrew name Yarden, which is derived from the Hebrew word yarad, meaning "to descend" or "to flow down." It can double as a Biblical name and water-inspired name due to its ties to the Jordan River in the Middle East, the same river Jesus Christ was baptized in by John the Baptist. Jordan has been a top-100 boy's name in the United States every year since 1982 and was a top-100 girl's name every year between 1989 and 2007, per the Social Security Administration. It's also the name dancer Kevin Federline gave his daughter Jordan Kay, born in 2011.
