Boys' name · since 1914
Jorgen
Jorgen has 489 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,997 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 489
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jorgen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 489 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jorgen has been recorded 489 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2022.
- #7,997 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 489 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jorgen ranks #7,997 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 489 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,997 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 489
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jorgen's 489 recorded births place it above 82.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Jorgen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jorgen splits its recorded history at 1993: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jorgen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2022
- Peak year (2003)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Jorgen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (131 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Jorgen's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jorgen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 131 births (27% of all-time use).
Jorgen by state
Where Jorgen concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
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- Jorgen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Jorgens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
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 Jorgen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1914–2022 (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 Jorgen 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.