US rank #7911 Boys' name Peak 2000 280 births

Joram — #7911 US boys' name

280 babies named Joram in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s582000s662010s892020s40
#7911
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Joram was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

14 babies were named Joram in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joram

The Social Security Administration has registered 280 babies named Joram between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joram currently holds the #7911 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joram performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Joram shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joram 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 280 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.

Joram at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

280

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2000

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,911

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joram popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
14
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
46810121416 20242019201420092003199519901982 8

Joram by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
89 births that decade — 32% of Joram's all-time total
1980s271990s582000s662010s892020s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joram?
280 babies have been named Joram since 1982. It currently ranks #7911 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 14 births.
When was Joram most popular?
Joram was most popular in the 2010s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Joram been used?
Joram has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joram?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jordan, Jorge, Jordon, Jorden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.