Recorded 1973–2021 Unisex name Peak 1990 238 births

Jorey — boys' name

238 babies named Jorey in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s221990s1102000s532010s362020s12
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Jorey was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jorey in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jorey

The Social Security Administration has registered 238 babies named Jorey between 1973 and 2021, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jorey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Jorey is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 25 additional births since 1993.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jorey performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jorey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jorey 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 238 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.

Jorey at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

238

Since 1973

49 years of records

Peak year

1990

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1973

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jorey popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1973

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1990)
17
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
05101520 20212014200920051999199519911973 5

Jorey popularity over time — girls

25 total births recorded since 1993 (Jorey as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 25 births
45678910 1998199619951993 6

Jorey by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
110 births that decade — 46% of Jorey's all-time total
1970s51980s221990s1102000s532010s362020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jorey?
238 babies have been named Jorey since 1973. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1990 with 17 births.
When was Jorey most popular?
Jorey was most popular in the 1990s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Is Jorey a unisex name?
Yes, Jorey is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 238 births, and as a girl's name it has 25 births.
How long has the name Jorey been used?
Jorey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 49 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jorey?
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.

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, 1973–2021 (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.