Jorgen
Jorgen is a name with multiple cultural origins: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian.
- Swedish
- Danish
- Norwegian
Meaning & Origin of Jorgen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jorgen is a name with multiple cultural origins: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Danish
- Norwegian
The Story of Jorgen
The earliest SSA record of Jorgen as a baby boy name dates back to 1914, when 5 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Jorgen — #4,114 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Jorgen on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Jorgen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 489 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jorgen
Jorgen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 489 births in the dataset. Jorgen's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #4,114. Use the chart and map above to compare Jorgen'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.