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Blake vs Jordan

Blake and Jordancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Blake was ranked #41 and Jordan #169 among boys in Scotland.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 2023, Blake was ranked #58 and Jordan #51 among boys in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2016, Blake was ranked #85 and Jordan #72 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Blake was ranked #144 and Jordan #248 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Blake was ranked #144 and Jordan #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Blake was ranked #156 and Jordan #179 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Blake was ranked #596 and Jordan #4201 among girls in England and Wales.

Blake and Jordan over time

Blake and Jordan appear together in 6 published lists, across 174 years of shared records. Blake held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Jordan in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 5 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Jordan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 6 of those lists, and Blake in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2006, Blake moved ahead of Jordan in England and Wales · Boys — #141 and #117 the year before became #134 and #135.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Blake and Jordan changed places 4 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1993 and 2023, ending at #58 and #51.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 31 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Blake and Jordan averaged 12.7 places apart, ending at #85 and #72.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Blake and Jordan were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #144 and #248.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Blake #21 in 1995, Jordan #14 in 1994.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys37 shared years, 1983–2025

    Blake held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Jordan in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #94 in 2022, Jordan #20 in 1999.

    The order changed in 2010: Blake moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #247 and #201; by 2010 that had become #216 and #284.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #156, Jordan #179.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys31 shared years, 1985–2016

    Blake held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Jordan in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #21 in 1995, Jordan #14 in 1994.

    The order changed in 2014: Jordan moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #63 and #85; by 2014 that had become #77 and #62.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Blake #85, Jordan #72.

  • New Zealand · Boys31 shared years, 1993–2023

    Blake held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Jordan in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #14 in 2012, Jordan #7 in 1994.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Blake #58, Jordan #51.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Blake held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Jordan in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #56 in 2013, Jordan #10 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2006: Blake moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #141 and #117; by 2006 that had become #134 and #135.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #144, Jordan #248.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024

    Blake held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Jordan in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #62 in 2013, Jordan #6 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2008: Blake moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #159 and #123; by 2008 that had become #93 and #152.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Blake #144, Jordan #404.

  • England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 1997–2025

    Blake held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Jordan in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #382 in 2022, Jordan #78 in 1999.

    The order changed in 2011: Blake moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #3936 and #1837; by 2011 that had become #2893 and #3185.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #596, Jordan #4201.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Blake

Pairs where Blake shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Jordan

Pairs where Jordan shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

Other pairs from New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs measured inside New South Wales, Australia's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Blake, Jordan
FieldBlakeJordan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom the Jordan River, from Hebrew Yarden ('descend, flow down'). Crusaders brought water from the river to baptize children in Europe after John the Baptist baptized Jesus there.
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew (place name origin)
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.dən/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #144 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #90 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jordan has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (place name origin)); Blake does not have one recorded yet.
  • Blake and Jordan both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Jordan; Blake doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Blake

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1982

    First recorded at #82 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1993–2023

    Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in New Zealand, in 2012 (recorded 1993–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #596 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Jordan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1978

    First recorded at #283 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls