Recorded 1981–2023 Unisex name Peak 2000 123 births

Jora — unisex name

123 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.

1980s111990s72000s512010s232020s31
2000s
Peak decade

41% 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.

What the Data Says About Jora

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Jora between 1981 and 2023, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Jora is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 2023.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jora performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jora shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jora in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 123 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jora at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

123

Since 1981

43 years of records

Peak year

2000

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1981

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jora popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1981

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
12
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
468101214 2023202020152007200319841981 6

Jora popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 2023 (Jora as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20242023 5

Jora by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
51 births that decade — 41% of Jora's all-time total
1980s111990s72000s512010s232020s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jora?
123 babies have been named Jora since 1981. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year 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 123 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Jora been used?
Jora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 43 years of data through 2023.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.