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
Jorja's 2,943 recorded births place it above 94.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2006)
- 267
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Currently ranks #3181 among girls.
2,943 total births across 84 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 267 births in a single year.
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
- 1940s 147
1940s
147 births
- 1950s 168
1950s
168 births
- 1960s 56
1960s
56 births
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 88
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,442 births
- 2010s
2010s
700 births
- 2020s 265
2020s
265 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,442 births (49% of all-time use).
Jorja decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,442 births
- Runner-up 700 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Jorja concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| 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% |
120 of 2,943 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 4.1% of nationwide
- California 4.0% of nationwide
- Ohio 2.7% of nationwide
- Michigan 2.6% of nationwide
- Georgia 2.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 31 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 4.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jorja appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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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.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~83 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, 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.
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