Unisex name · since 1947
Jory
3,223 babies named Jory in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,565 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,223
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
3,223 babies have been named Jory since 1947, making it today's #4565 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jory has been recorded 3,223 times among boys since 1947, currently ranked #4565 nationally and more common than 67% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #2,411 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,565 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,223 born since 1947
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jory ranks #2,411 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,565 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,223 born since 1947, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,565 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,223
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jory's 3,223 recorded births place it above 94.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jory compares
3,223 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jory's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jory | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,223 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 123 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jory's full recorded timeline at 1987, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 123 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jory popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Jory popularity over time - girls
720 total births recorded since 1950 (Jory as girls' name)
Jory by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (853 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Jory's strongest decade.
853 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 165
1950s
165 births
- 1960s 127
1960s
127 births
- 1970s
1970s
477 births
- 1980s
1980s
853 births
- 1990s
1990s
787 births
- 2000s
2000s
361 births
- 2010s 314
2010s
314 births
- 2020s 127
2020s
127 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 853 births (26% of all-time use).
How Jory compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jory's total volume
Jory by state
Where Jory concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 211 | 6.5% |
| #2 | California | | 154 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 80 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Utah | | 62 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 54 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Washington | | 50 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 47 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 43 | 1.3% |
211 of 3,223 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Jory appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jory's data
- Jory's decade-level peak was the 1980s (853 total births); usage has since declined to 127 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jorys (211 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 Jory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Jory 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.