Recorded 1943–2018 Boys' name Peak 1979 1,162 births

Jorje — boys' name

1,162 babies named Jorje in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s291950s621960s1111970s3001980s2901990s2162000s1412010s13
1970s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Jorje was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

60 babies were named Jorje in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jorje

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,162 babies named Jorje between 1943 and 2018, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jorje currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jorje performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 300 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jorje shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 445 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jorje in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jorje 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 1,162 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.

Jorje at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

1,162

Since 1943

76 years of records

Peak year

1979

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1943

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jorje popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1943

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1979)
60
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Jorje by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
300 births that decade — 26% of Jorje's all-time total
1940s291950s621960s1111970s3001980s2901990s2162000s1412010s13

Jorje by state

Where Jorje concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jorje
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
445 38.3%
#2 Texas
152 13.1%
#3 Illinois
6 0.5%
California share of Jorje's total US births 38.3%
Even split

445 of 1,162 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jorje?
1,162 babies have been named Jorje since 1943. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1979 with 60 births.
When was Jorje most popular?
Jorje was most popular in the 1970s decade with 300 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Jorje most popular?
The top states for the name Jorje are California (445 births), Texas (152 births), Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Jorje been used?
Jorje has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 76 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jorje?
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.

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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, 1943–2018 (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.