Jordan Knight
There are approximately 230 people named Jordan Knight living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,490,236 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jordan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Knight. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
230
1 in 1,490,236
Named Jordan
519K
Alive today
Named Knight
152K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 519K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1990
Average age: 26
Top Census group: White (61.0%)
Estimated bearers: 152K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #212
Per 100K: 44.39
Top ancestry: White (69.4%)
First name trend
Jordan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jordan. The peak year was 1990 with 22,094 births. The average person named Jordan today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jordan
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jordan, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 61.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jordan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Jordan at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White61.0% · 275,799
- Black or African American16.4% · 74,171
- Hispanic or Latino12.4% · 55,893
- Two or more races7.1% · 32,141
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 10,423
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 3,906
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Knight surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Knight, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Knight described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Knight at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.4% · 92,139
- Black or African American21.0% · 27,924
- Two or more races4.4% · 5,781
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 4,781
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 1,142
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 915
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jordan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1513% of the US population, based on 518,558 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Jordan right now.
The surname Knight appears at a rate of 44.39 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0444%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 230 people with the full name Jordan Knight. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Jordan Knight: questions and answers
How many people are named Jordan Knight?
We estimate approximately 230 people in the United States share the full name Jordan Knight. That works out to about 1 in 1,490,236 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1513%) with the surname frequency (44.39 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jordan Knight?
We classify Jordan Knight as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,490,236 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jordan a male or female name?
Jordan is predominantly unisex. Out of 533,499 total SSA registrations, 74.7% were male and 25.3% were female. See the full Jordan profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Jordan Knight?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.