Unisex name · since 1973
Jorey
Jorey has 238 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 238
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
238 boys have been named Jorey since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jorey recorded 238 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2021.
- #11,960 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 238 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jorey ranks #11,960 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 238 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 238
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jorey's 238 recorded births place it above 73.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jorey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jorey's full recorded timeline at 2001, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jorey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2021
- Peak year (1990)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Jorey popularity over time - girls
25 total births recorded since 1993 (Jorey as girls' name)
Jorey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (110 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Jorey's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jorey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 110 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jorey's data
- Jorey's decade-level peak was the 1990s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jorey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1973–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jorey 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 August 2026.