Joren
Joren is a Dutch masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include:Joren Cull, Canadian illustrator, animator, and author Joren Dehond, Belgian footballer Joren Dom, Belgian footballer Joren van Pottelberghe, Swiss ice hockey player
Meaning & Origin of Joren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Joren is a Dutch masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include:Joren Cull, Canadian illustrator, animator, and author Joren Dehond, Belgian footballer Joren Dom, Belgian footballer Joren van Pottelberghe, Swiss ice hockey player
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The Story of Joren
Joren first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1986, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 16 Jorens were born — ranking #4,703 that year. As of 2026, Joren ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 357 Jorens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Joren
Joren is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 357 births in the dataset. Joren's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #4,703. Use the chart and map above to compare Joren's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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