Girls' name · since 1942

Jorja

Jorja has 2,943 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3,637 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,181 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,943
born since 1942
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Jorja is the #3181 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,943 recorded since 1942.

Jorja has 2,943 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3181 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.

  • #3,637 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,181 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,943 born since 1942
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jorja ranks #3,637 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,181 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,943 born since 1942, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,637 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,181 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,943
born since 1942
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%81.6%
Jorja vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jorja's 2,943 recorded births place it above 94.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

31 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Jorja compares

2,943 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Jorja's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jorja Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,943 376 567,345
Peak-year births 267 21 19,840

Jorja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jorja's full recorded timeline at 1990, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 267 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jorja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
267
Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
0100200300 194219531962197819912001201020192025 50

Jorja by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (1,442 births, 49% of the file).

2000s was Jorja's strongest decade.

1,442 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Jorja births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,442 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jorja 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 Jorja's total volume

Jorja vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -142, 2.4%-131, 2.1%-55, 3.4%-131, 2.1%-44, 10.4%-48, 8.5%-41, 9.1%-146, 3%-132, 2.6%-29, 9.4%-92, 5.1%-34, 9.1%-96, 2.6%-42, 5.8%-59, 5.2%Jorja-84, 9.1%Jorja
Jorja vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jorja by state

Where Jorja concentrates geographically, total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jorja
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
120 4.1%
#2 California
119 4.0%
#3 Ohio
78 2.7%
#4 Michigan
77 2.6%
#5 Georgia
72 2.4%
#6 Indiana
66 2.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
66 2.2%
#8 Florida
65 2.2%
Texas share of Jorja's total US births 4.1%
Even split

120 of 2,943 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Jorja appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jorja?
Since 1942, Social Security records show 2,943 babies named Jorja. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,637 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #3,181 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 267 births.
Where does Jorja sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jorja ranks #3,637 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,181 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jorja most popular?
Jorja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,442 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Jorja most popular?
The top states for the name Jorja are Texas (120 births), California (119 births), Ohio (78 births).
How long has the name Jorja been used?
Jorja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 84 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jorja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jordan, Jordyn, Jordynn, Jordin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jorja's data

  • Jorja's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,442 total births); usage has since declined to 265 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Jorjas (120 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jorja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1942–2025 (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 Jorja 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.