Jordan vs Nur
Jordan and Nurcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jordan was ranked #213 and Nur #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2008, Jordan was ranked #750 and Nur #750 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Jordan was ranked #2574 and Nur #1160 among girls in England and Wales.
Jordan and Nur over time
Jordan and Nur appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Nur reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Jordan 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Jordan #72 in 1998, Nur #850 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Jordan held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Nur in 15.
Highest recorded here: Jordan #72 in 1998, Nur #850 in 1997.
The order changed in 2009: Nur moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #1718 and #1815; by 2009 that had become #1837 and #1837.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jordan #2574, Nur #1160.
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 1996–2024
Jordan held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Nur in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jordan #10 in 1997, Nur #2020 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jordan #213, Nur #4270.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Jordan | Nur |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | From 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew (place name origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.dən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #90 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1160 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jordan has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (place name origin)); Nur does not have one recorded yet.
- Jordan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Nur.
- A meaning is recorded for Jordan; Nur doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Jordan
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #90 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Nur
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #869 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2013
Highest recorded position: #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2008–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls