Recorded 1914–2022 Boys' name Peak 2003 489 births

Jorgen — boys' name

489 babies named Jorgen in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s161930s101940s51950s51960s181970s201980s761990s1312000s1302010s552020s18
1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Jorgen was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

20 babies were named Jorgen in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jorgen

The Social Security Administration has registered 489 babies named Jorgen between 1914 and 2022, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jorgen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jorgen performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Jorgen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Jorgen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jorgen 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 489 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.

Jorgen at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

489

Since 1914

109 years of records

Peak year

2003

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1914

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jorgen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1914

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2003)
20
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
0510152025 202220122005199819911983196919281914 5

Jorgen by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
131 births that decade — 27% of Jorgen's all-time total
1910s51920s161930s101940s51950s51960s181970s201980s761990s1312000s1302010s552020s18

Jorgen by state

Where Jorgen concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jorgen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
5 1.0%
#2 Utah
5 1.0%
Minnesota share of Jorgen's total US births 1.0%
Even split

5 of 489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jorgen?
489 babies have been named Jorgen since 1914. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2003 with 20 births.
When was Jorgen most popular?
Jorgen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Jorgen most popular?
The top states for the name Jorgen are Minnesota (5 births), Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Jorgen been used?
Jorgen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 109 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jorgen?
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, 1914–2022 (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.