Joris
Joris is a name with multiple cultural origins: Dutch, Frisian.
- Dutch
- Frisian
Meaning & Origin of Joris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Joris is a name with multiple cultural origins: Dutch, Frisian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
- Frisian
The Story of Joris
American parents first put Joris on the record books as a baby boy name in 1927, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 9 Joriss were born — ranking #8,308 that year. About 47% of every Joris on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Joris last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 59 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Joris
Joris is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1927 and has accumulated 59 births in the dataset. Joris's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #8,308. Use the chart and map above to compare Joris'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.