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Yordano

Quick answerYordano means "flowing down" or "descender" and derives from the Hebrew name Yarden (יַרְדֵּן), which is the Hebrew name for the Jordan River.

Hebrew · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#8,684
TrendVintage
Peak year1988
Syllables3
OriginHebrew
LanguageSlavic/Romance
CultureBalkan/Mediterranean
ReligionChristian
Letters7
Numerology11 Chaldean 9
Global rank#8,684

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Yordano

Yordano means "flowing down" or "descender" and derives from the Hebrew name Yarden (יַרְדֵּן), which is the Hebrew name for the Jordan River.

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Etymology

Yordano means "flowing down" or "descender" and derives from the Hebrew name Yarden (יַרְדֵּן), which is the Hebrew name for the Jordan River. The name is primarily used in Slavic and Romance-speaking cultures, particularly in Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Italy, with historical use among Christian populations in the Balkans and Mediterranean regions.

Yordano currently ranks #8,684 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1988.

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