Jordan’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Jordan
Jordan's Notebook is a lined journal with one name on the cover, hers. The name sits in flowing script above a soft pink watercolor apple blossom design.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Jordan's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
The meaning of Jordan
Jordan comes from the river between Jordan and Israel, says Behind the Name. Its Hebrew name, Yarden, comes from a word meaning “descend, flow down”. In the New Testament Jesus is baptized in the Jordan, and Wikipedia says crusaders and pilgrims brought its water home to baptize their own children, which is how it became a first name in Europe.
Nicknames for Jordan
Behind the Name lists Jordie and Jordy as short forms, and Jordana, Jordyn and Jordin as variants; Wikipedia adds Giordano in Italian and Jourdain in French. Jordyn is the most popular modern spelling for girls.
Famous Jordans
Gymnast Jordan Chiles won Olympic team gold in 2024 and team silver in 2020, was a two-time world silver medalist in 2022, and has won three NCAA titles with UCLA. In fiction, Jordan Baker is a character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby; Wikipedia says she was based on Edith Cummings.
How popular is Jordan?
Jordan took off for American girls in the 1990s. Social Security data has it at 198th in the 1980s, 53rd in the 1990s, when nearly 62,000 girls were named Jordan, and 75th in the 2000s. Wikipedia says it was mostly a boys’ name in the US until the late 1970s, and still more common for boys overall.
Fun facts about the name Jordan
The name went quiet for centuries. Behind the Name says Jordan died out in English after the Middle Ages and was revived in the 19th century. Wikipedia adds that the 6th-century Gothic historian Jordanes may have helped spread the name in the first place.
Jordan gift ideas
- For a gymnast. Training notes, in honor of Jordan Chiles.
- For a baptism. A notebook for a name from the river Jordan.
- For a book club. Reading notes on The Great Gatsby.
- For a college student. Jordan peaked in the 1990s.
Who it’s for and ways to use it
This is a notebook for every kind of Jordan: the student, the list-maker, the diary keeper, the busy mom. Its 160 lined pages and 6" x 9" format suit daily journaling, study, meal plans, goals or gratitude notes. Plain lines mean no rules about how to use it. Her name on the front makes it easy to spot on a crowded desk.
Why a name on the cover matters
Notebooks tend to multiply on desks and in drawers. One with Jordan’s name on the front is instantly hers: easy to spot, harder to “borrow”, and more personal than a plain cover. For children especially, seeing their own name on something makes it special and encourages them to actually use it.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Jordan’s Notebook? The notebook measures 6 x 9 inches (roughly 15 x 23 cm) and has 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? Use the buttons on this page to find it on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon handles printing, shipping and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes. We publish hundreds of girls’ name notebooks with the same cover design. See our personalized name notebooks page or browse all name notebooks.
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