Jurgen
Jurgen is a name with multiple cultural origins: Dutch, Low German, German.
- Dutch
- Low German
- German
Meaning & Origin of Jurgen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jurgen is a name with multiple cultural origins: Dutch, Low German, German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
- Low German
- German
The Story of Jurgen
American parents first put Jurgen on the record books as a baby boy name in 1932, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 24 Jurgens were born — ranking #4,178 that year. About 27% of every Jurgen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jurgen ranks #7,113 for baby boys with 10 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). All told, over 463 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Jurgen
Jurgen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 463 births in the dataset. Jurgen's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,675. Use the chart and map above to compare Jurgen'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.