Jorie
An English feminine name, potentially a form of the French name Jaurès.
Name Census estimates that about 1,262 living Americans carry the first name Jorie. It is a predominantly female name (98.9% of registrations). The average person named Jorie today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jorie births was 1991 (46 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jorie. 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
1.3K
~ 1 in 271,596 Americans
Peak year
1991
46 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
1995 SSA rank
#6,161
Tracked since 1949
Census
Jorie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,239 people with the first name Jorie, which placed it at #10,652 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
#10,652
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,239 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
76.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jorie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jorie is White at 76.4%. The next largest groups are Black (12.3%) and Hispanic (4.2%). 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 Jorie 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 Jorie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White76.4% · 947
- Black or African American12.3% · 152
- Hispanic or Latino4.2% · 52
- Two or more races4.1% · 51
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 25
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 12
Gender
Gender distribution for Jorie
Jorie leans heavily female at 98.9% of total registrations, but 14 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jorie as a male name
- Ranked #6,161 in 1995
- 9 male births in 1995
- Peak: 1995 (9 births)
Jorie as a female name
- Ranked #7,742 in 2024
- 14 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1991 (46 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jorie leans strongly female. 1,183 people counted with this name were female (95.4%), compared with 57 male bearers (4.6%).
Popularity
Jorie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jorie from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 286 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Jorie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jorie 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 Jorie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jories live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jorie
The name Jorie is believed to have originated from the Old French name Jorie, which was a medieval diminutive form of the name George. The name George itself has Greek origins, derived from the word "georgos," meaning farmer or earth-worker.
The name Jorie gained popularity during the Middle Ages, particularly in regions of France and England. It was often used as a feminine form of the masculine name George, although in some cases it was also given to males.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jorie can be found in the 13th century French chanson de geste, "La Chanson de Roland." Here, Jorie is mentioned as the name of a minor character, a young woman who appears briefly in the epic poem.
In the 14th century, a notable figure named Jorie de Montfort was born in France around 1320. She was a noblewoman and the wife of a prominent knight, Sir John de Montfort. Records indicate that she played a role in the governance of her husband's lands and estates.
Another historical figure with the name Jorie was Jorie de Champlitte, a French abbess who lived in the 15th century. She was the abbess of the Cistercian monastery of Clairefontaine in Champagne, France, and is mentioned in various ecclesiastical records from that time.
In England, one of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jorie is from the 16th century. Jorie Wilkinson was born in 1542 in Yorkshire, and she is mentioned in parish records as being a member of a prominent local family.
During the 17th century, a woman named Jorie Fairfax lived in Virginia, United States. She was born in 1625 and was a member of the influential Fairfax family, which played a significant role in the early colonial history of Virginia.
Throughout history, the name Jorie has remained relatively uncommon, but it has been used by various individuals across different cultures and time periods. While it may have originated as a diminutive form of George, the name Jorie has developed its own unique identity and has been carried on by notable figures throughout the centuries.
People
Jorie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jorie 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
Jorie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jorie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,262 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jorie 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 271,596 US residents.
Is Jorie a common name?
We classify Jorie as "Rare". It ranks above 91.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,331 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jorie most popular?
The single biggest year for Jorie was 1991, when 46 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jorie is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jorie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,239 people with the name Jorie, or 0.41 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,652 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 Jorie 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 Jorie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jorie leans strongly female. 1,183 people counted with this name were female (95.4%), compared with 57 male bearers (4.6%). 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 Jorie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jorie is White at 76.4%. The next largest groups are Black (12.3%) and Hispanic (4.2%). 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 Jorie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jorie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.4% (947 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 Jorie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jorie a female name?
Yes, 98.9% of people registered as Jorie 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 Jorie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jorie 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 Jorie 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 are named Jorie?
Find out how many people share the name Jorie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.