Jorie
Jorie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jorie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jorie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jorie
The earliest SSA record of Jorie as a baby girl name dates back to 1949, when 5 babies received it. 1991 was its biggest year on record, with 46 newborns named Jorie — #2,620 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Jorie on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jorie ranks #8,771 for baby girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-44%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jorie
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About the name Jorie
Jorie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jorie's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #2,620. Use the chart and map above to compare Jorie'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.