What is Michael Jordan's middle name?

Michael Jordan's middle name is Jeffrey.

His full name is Michael Jeffrey Jordan. He was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York, to James and Deloris Jordan, and grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina. The name “Michael Jeffrey Jordan” appears in biographical records and distinguishes him from his son, Jeffrey Jordan.

Jordan became one of basketball’s defining figures after starring at the University of North Carolina, where he hit the winning shot in the 1982 NCAA championship game. The Chicago Bulls selected him third overall in the 1984 NBA draft, beginning a career that included six NBA championships, five regular-season MVP awards, and six Finals MVP awards.

A common mix-up is confusing Jordan’s middle name with his son’s first name: Jeffrey Jordan is Michael Jordan’s eldest son. Another nearby fact readers often ask about is Jordan’s initials, “MJ,” which stand for Michael Jordan—not Michael Jeffrey Jordan, even though the middle initial is also J.