The baby name Yordany is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'respelling': 'yor-DAN-ee', 'ipa_english': '/jɔrˈdæni/', 'ipa_spanish': '/jorˈdani/'}.
The baby name Yordany is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'respelling': 'yor-DAN-ee', 'ipa_english': '/jɔrˈdæni/', 'ipa_spanish': '/jorˈdani/'}.
Yordany is Hebrew, Latin in Origin.
Yordany is a modern Spanish-Caribbean adaptation of the ancient river-name Jordan, ultimately from Hebrew Yarden, meaning to descend or flow down, the name of the River Jordan. The spelling with initial Y reflects both Spanish phonetics and the widespread Slavic form Yordan/Iordan, while the final -y is a fashionable suffix in Latin America that personalizes established names. Meaning-wise, Yordany carries the same associations of purification, renewal, and journeys linked to the biblical river.
Across Europe, Jordan spread after the Crusades and through baptismal traditions; it rose again in the 20th century, inspiring creative variants. Yordany surfaced in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, especially in Cuba and the Dominican Republic, and among Hispanic communities abroad. Related forms include Jordan, Jordán, Jordany, Yordan, Yordani, Yordanys, Jourdain (French), Giordano (Italian), and Iordan (Bulgarian/Romanian).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #451 | 24 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #473 | 15 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #615 | 8 | 9,244 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #867 | 54 | 15,656 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #894 | 5 | 7,053 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #919 | 8 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 6 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,456 | 16 | 10,046 |
Yordany is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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