Boys' name · since 1932
Jurgen
Jurgen has 450 recorded births since 1932 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,399 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,836 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 450
- born since 1932
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jurgen is the #9836 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 450 recorded since 1932.
Social Security Administration records show Jurgen recorded 450 times among boys since 1932, holding rank #9836 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #8,399 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,836 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 450 born since 1932
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jurgen ranks #8,399 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,836 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 450 born since 1932, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,399 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,836 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 450
- born since 1932
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jurgen's 450 recorded births place it above 81.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jurgen compares
450 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Jurgen's all-time total is 22% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jurgen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 450 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jurgen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jurgen's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jurgen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Jurgen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (123 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Jurgen's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jurgen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 123 births (27% of all-time use).
Jurgen by state
Where Jurgen concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 4.2% |
19 of 450 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jurgen's data
- Jurgen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jurgens (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jurgen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1932–2025 (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 Jurgen 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.