Unisex name · since 1950
Jori
Jori has 2,266 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,756 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,266
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jori currently ranks #2756 among unisex names in America, with 2,266 babies recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Jori recorded 2,266 times among girls since 1950, holding rank #2756 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, 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 1950 to 2025.
- #4,336 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,756 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,266 born since 1950
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jori ranks #4,336 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,756 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,266 born since 1950, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,756 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,266
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jori's 2,266 recorded births place it above 94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Jori compares
2,266 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jori's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jori | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,266 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jori's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jori's full recorded timeline at 1989, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 72 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jori popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Jori popularity over time - boys
207 total births recorded since 1977 (Jori as boys' name)
Jori by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (501 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Jori's strongest decade.
501 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Jori births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 81
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 187
1960s
187 births
- 1970s
1970s
277 births
- 1980s
1980s
313 births
- 1990s
1990s
501 births
- 2000s
2000s
362 births
- 2010s
2010s
291 births
- 2020s
2020s
254 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 501 births (22% of all-time use).
How Jori compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jori's total volume
Jori by state
Where Jori concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 364 | 16.1% |
| #2 | California | | 75 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 39 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 14 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.4% |
364 of 2,266 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Jori appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jori's data
- Jori's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (501 total births) through the 2020s (254) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Joris (364 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Jori: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Jori 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.