Jatoria
A name originating from African cultures, possibly meaning "princess" or "ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 246 living Americans carry the first name Jatoria. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jatoria today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jatoria births was 2005 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jatoria. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
246
~ 1 in 1,393,310 Americans
Peak year
2005
17 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#16,255
Tracked since 1988
Census
Jatoria in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 214 people with the first name Jatoria, which placed it at #36,840 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#36,840
National first-name rank
People counted
214
214 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
93.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jatoria
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jatoria is Black at 93.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.3%) and White (1.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jatoria described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jatoria at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American93.5% · 200
- Two or more races2.3% · 5
- White1.9% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 3
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 1
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
Popularity
Jatoria: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jatoria from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 113 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jatoria by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jatoria during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jatorias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jatoria
The name Jatoria has its roots in ancient Sumerian culture, originating from the word "jat'oria," which loosely translates to "guardian of the sun's path." It was a name given to children born during the summer solstice, signifying their birth as a sacred event aligned with the sun's annual journey across the sky.
The earliest known records of the name Jatoria can be found in cuneiform inscriptions dating back to around 2500 BCE. These ancient clay tablets document the name's use among the priestly class in the city-state of Ur, located in present-day Iraq. It is believed that the name held significant spiritual meaning, as the Sumerians revered the sun as a life-giving force.
Over the centuries, the name Jatoria underwent various linguistic transformations as it spread across the ancient world. In ancient Greece, a similar name, "Iatoria," was recorded, possibly influenced by the Greek word "iatros," meaning "healer." This connection suggests that the name may have been associated with healing practices and the worship of Apollo, the Greek god of the sun and medicine.
One of the earliest recorded individuals bearing the name Jatoria was a Sumerian high priestess who lived around 2300 BCE. Her name was inscribed on a ceremonial chalice discovered in the ruins of the Ziggurat of Ur, attesting to her significant religious role in Sumerian society.
During the height of the Roman Empire, a notable figure named Jatoria Claudia lived in the 1st century CE. She was a renowned philosopher and mathematician who made significant contributions to the study of geometry and astronomy. Her writings, though fragmentary, have been invaluable in understanding the scientific knowledge of the ancient Romans.
In the 9th century CE, a Persian scholar named Jatoria ibn al-Haytham gained recognition for his groundbreaking work in optics and the scientific method. His treatise, "Kitab al-Manazir" (Book of Optics), laid the foundations for modern optics and influenced generations of scientists in the Islamic world and beyond.
During the Renaissance, a Italian artist named Jatoria Bellini (1430-1516) achieved fame for her exquisite portraits and religious paintings. Her works, such as "The Agony in the Garden" and "The Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple," are celebrated for their emotional depth and technical mastery.
In more recent history, Jatoria Curie (1867-1934) was a pioneering physicist and chemist who made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to be awarded the Nobel Prize twice, in different scientific fields. Her contributions to science have had a lasting impact on our understanding of the atomic world.
People
Jatoria + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jatoria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jatoria: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jatoria?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 246 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jatoria going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,393,310 US residents.
Is Jatoria a common name?
We classify Jatoria as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 251 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jatoria most popular?
The single biggest year for Jatoria was 2005, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jatoria is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jatoria in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 214 people with the name Jatoria, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,840 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jatoria in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jatoria?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jatoria appears almost entirely female. Of the 208 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jatoria?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jatoria is Black at 93.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.3%) and White (1.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jatoria most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jatoria in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.5% (200 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jatoria in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jatoria a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jatoria in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jatoria still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jatoria in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jatoria can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Jatoria?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.