Hmm..interesting..

[jojodancer77.livejournal.com]

82.35 percent of people with the first name Jordan are male. I thought this was very interesting...seeing as this is my name and I am a girl. I know it is a unisex name..but never would I have thought it was that percentage!!

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[http://users.livejournal.com/swizzle_/]

I think that is the Michael Jordon effect.

[jojodancer77.livejournal.com]

Really? I wouldnt have thought of that.

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All I know is I heard of a lot of babies being born in the early 90's with that name and I just assumed it was because Michael Jordon was insanely popular. I am a bit older then you so I recall the madness too well.

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a lot of boy* babies.

[jojodancer77.livejournal.com]

yeah.. i can see that..whats your soon to be babies name going to be??

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We haven't decided yet. Maybe Alanna or Abrielle. Middle name is going to be Mae after Grandma. It's hard coming up with the right name!

[erica-alexis.livejournal.com]

I've always considered it more of a boys name myself, though I think that it's legitimately unisex. So I can't say I'm really surprised, I've known more male Jordans.

I must admit, I prefer Jordana anyway.

[jojodancer77.livejournal.com]

Do you like Aislynn? That would be cute

[jojodancer77.livejournal.com]

I have known about the same amount of both.

[jojodancer77.livejournal.com]

Just because one girl said she was named after him doesnt mean all of them are. I would much rather have my name than Ashley, Jessica, Sarah, Lauren...all the common names girls these days seem to have, and name that in school I would more than likely have to use the inital of my last name to know who was being spoken too.. No offense to anyone with that name. I also think I think of Jordan as more of a feminine name bc I know more female Jordan's my age that are girls. Not being rude..just saying.

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

I like the name on both, but personally, I think it's better on a boy. That statistic doesn't surpsise me since most of the Jordans I know are boys. But I do likt it on girls also.

[jojodancer77.livejournal.com]

I didnt say you said that. Im not going to get into a big competitive competition over names...Everyone has their own opinons...

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

I'd say re-look at that stat in ten years. Jordan hasn't always been huge on girls, at one time it WASN'T a unisex name. Now there are loads of girl Jordans. I graduated hs with one, but she was an exception. You are also an exception. I lump it in with names like Taylor... they're now becoming quite popular on girls, but years ago they weren't at all.

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hmmm. maybe. My husband has so far vetoed all names that have lynn in them. I kinda like them because my middle name is lynn so it's a way to use that in her name without it being the middle name since we want that to be after my mom.

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

One of my old best friends name was Jordan and she was a girl, though I have known a guy named Jordan. Too me it's a unisex name. I can imigine on both a guy or a girl.

[ciara-belle.livejournal.com]

That doesn't surprise me, actually. I've met one or two girl Jordans before, but I usually think of it as a masculine name.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_x_blackroses_x/]

I always thought of it as a boy's name, and the only one I ever knew was a guy. I don't DISlike it for a girl, though.