Total births
130
Unisex name · since 1981
Jora
130 babies named Jora in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 130
- total births
- 1981–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Jora sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 130 recorded since 1981.
Jora has 130 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- 130 total births
- 1981–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
130 girls have been named Jora since 1981, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 130
- total births
- 1981–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Jora was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
12 babies were named Jora in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Jora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jora's full recorded timeline at 2011, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jora at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Jora popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Jora popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 2023 (Jora as boys' name)
Jora by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jora's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 51 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jora? ▼
Since 1981, Social Security records show 130 babies named Jora. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2000, with 12 births.
When was Jora most popular? ▼
Jora was most popular in the 2000s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Is Jora a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Jora is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 130 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Jora been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jora since 1981 -- 45 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jora? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jordan, Jordyn, Jordynn, Jordin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jora's data
- Jora's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jora
Nearby Names Like Jora
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jora
Jordan Girl
#537 135,599 births
Jordyn Girl
#326 62,171 births
Jordynn Girl
#2500 5,120 births
Jordin Girl
#7726 4,413 births
Jordana Girl
#4053 3,434 births
Compare Jora side by side: Jora vs Jordan Jora vs Jordyn Jora vs Jordynn
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jora: Baby Name Since 1981 - 130 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jora. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jora draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.