Recorded 1921–1981 Girls' name Peak 1948 515 births

Jorene — girls' name

515 babies named Jorene in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s521930s1221940s1271950s1271960s571970s241980s6
1940s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Jorene was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jorene in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jorene

The Social Security Administration has registered 515 babies named Jorene between 1921 and 1981, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jorene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jorene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jorene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jorene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jorene 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 515 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.

Jorene at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

515

Since 1921

61 years of records

Peak year

1948

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1921

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1981

Jorene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1921

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1948)
23
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
0510152025 198119681958195219461940193419281921 5

Jorene by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
127 births that decade — 25% of Jorene's all-time total
1920s521930s1221940s1271950s1271960s571970s241980s6

Jorene by state

Where Jorene concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jorene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
California share of Jorene's total US births 1.0%

5 of 515 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jorene?
515 babies have been named Jorene since 1921. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1948 with 23 births.
When was Jorene most popular?
Jorene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Jorene most popular?
The top states for the name Jorene are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jorene been used?
Jorene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 61 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Jorene?
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, 1921–1981 (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.