Jordan vs Rei
Jordan and Reicompared 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 2025, Jordan was ranked #248 and Rei #2952 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Jordan was ranked #4201 and Rei #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Jordan and Rei over time
Jordan and Rei appear together in 2 published lists, across 26 years of shared records. Jordan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rei in 0.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 2009–2025
Jordan held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Rei in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jordan #148 in 2009, Rei #2165 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jordan #248, Rei #2952.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2016–2025
Jordan held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Rei in 4.
Highest recorded here: Jordan #1866 in 2021, Rei #2187 in 2018.
The order changed in 2021: Jordan moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #3447 and #3447; by 2021 that had become #1866 and #2201.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jordan #4201, Rei #5927.
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 | Rei |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #90 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2952 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jordan has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (place name origin)); Rei does not have one recorded yet.
- Jordan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Rei.
- A meaning is recorded for Jordan; Rei doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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 #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Rei
Popularity journey
First recorded2009
First recorded at #3227 among boys in England and Wales in 2009 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2009–2025
Highest recorded position: #2165 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 2009–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls