Joren
A masculine name of uncertain origin, possibly Latin or Germanic.
Name Census estimates that about 352 living Americans carry the first name Joren. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Joren today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Joren births was 2002 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Joren. 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
352
~ 1 in 973,734 Americans
Peak year
2002
16 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,138
Tracked since 1986
Census
Joren in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 413 people with the first name Joren, which placed it at #23,623 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
#23,623
National first-name rank
People counted
413
413 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
66.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Joren
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Joren is White at 66.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (10.4%) and Black (7.7%). 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 Joren 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 Joren at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White66.6% · 275
- Hispanic or Latino10.4% · 43
- Black or African American7.7% · 32
- Two or more races7.7% · 32
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.5% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 4
Popularity
Joren: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Joren 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 125 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
Joren 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 Joren during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Joren
The name Joren has its origins in the Dutch language and culture, with roots dating back to the Middle Ages. It is a variant of the name Joris, which is the Dutch form of the name George, derived from the Greek name Georgios, meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker."
In the Netherlands, the name Joren was particularly popular during the 15th and 16th centuries, when it was commonly used among the Dutch nobility and merchant classes. The earliest recorded examples of the name can be found in official documents and records from this period.
One of the earliest known historical figures bearing the name Joren was Joren van Scorel, a Dutch Renaissance painter and traveler who lived from 1495 to 1562. He is renowned for his religious paintings and his contributions to the development of the Dutch Renaissance style.
Another notable Joren from history was Joren Canjuers, a Flemish artist and engraver who lived from 1573 to 1628. He was known for his intricate engravings and etchings, many of which depicted biblical scenes and landscapes.
In the 17th century, Joren Andries, a Dutch philosopher and theologian, made significant contributions to the field of metaphysics. He lived from 1619 to 1676 and was renowned for his work on the nature of being and existence.
Moving into the 18th century, Joren van der Leeden was a Dutch military officer and diplomat who served as the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1743 to 1750. He played a crucial role in the expansion and governance of the Dutch colonial empire in Southeast Asia.
In the 19th century, Joren de Vries was a Dutch linguist and philologist who lived from 1835 to 1892. He made significant contributions to the study of the Dutch language and its historical development, publishing numerous works on Dutch grammar and etymology.
While the name Joren has its roots in the Netherlands and the Dutch language, it has also been adopted and used in other cultures and languages over time, though its popularity has waned in more recent centuries.
People
Joren + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Joren 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
Joren: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joren?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 352 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Joren 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 973,734 US residents.
Is Joren a common name?
We classify Joren as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 357 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Joren most popular?
The single biggest year for Joren was 2002, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Joren is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Joren in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 413 people with the name Joren, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,623 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 Joren 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 Joren?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Joren leans strongly male. 369 people counted with this name were male (87.0%), compared with 55 female bearers (13.0%). 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 Joren?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Joren is White at 66.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (10.4%) and Black (7.7%). 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 Joren most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Joren in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.6% (275 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 Joren in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Joren a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Joren in the SSA data are male. 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 Joren still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Joren 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 Joren 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 share the name Joren?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.