Jurgen
A German masculine name derived from the words "ger" meaning "spear" and "wang" meaning "field".
Name Census estimates that about 422 living Americans carry the first name Jurgen. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jurgen today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jurgen births was 2015 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jurgen. 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
422
~ 1 in 812,214 Americans
Peak year
2015
24 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,332
Tracked since 1932
Popularity
Jurgen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jurgen from the 1930s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 123 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jurgen remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jurgen 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 Jurgen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jurgens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jurgen
The name Jurgen is derived from the Germanic name Georgi, which is itself a form of the Greek name Georgios, meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker." The name Jurgen gained popularity in the Middle Ages and was widely used in areas of Germanic influence, particularly in Germany and the Low Countries.
The earliest recorded use of the name Jurgen dates back to the 9th century, when it appeared in various medieval chronicles and records. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Jurgen of Amiens, a Frankish nobleman who lived in the late 8th century and played a role in the conflicts between the Carolingian dynasties.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Jurgen was associated with several notable figures, including Jurgen Wullenwever, a 16th-century German merchant and statesman who served as the mayor of Lübeck. Another prominent bearer of the name was Jurgen Baumbach, a 19th-century German author and poet known for his children's stories and fables.
In the realm of religion, the name Jurgen has been borne by several individuals, although it is not directly associated with any particular religious figure or text. One notable example is Jurgen Moltmann, a German theologian and professor who has made significant contributions to the field of liberation theology.
Other notable individuals with the name Jurgen include Jurgen Habermas, a German philosopher and sociologist known for his work on critical theory and communicative rationality, and Jurgen Klinsmann, a former German professional soccer player and coach who led the German national team to third place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Jurgen has also been a popular name in the arts, with bearers such as Jurgen Goslar, a German painter and sculptor known for his abstract works, and Jurgen Klopp, the current manager of the English Premier League club Liverpool FC, who has gained recognition for his coaching achievements and charismatic personality.
People
Jurgen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jurgen 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
Jurgen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jurgen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 422 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jurgen 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 812,214 US residents.
Is Jurgen a common name?
We classify Jurgen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 443 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jurgen most popular?
The single biggest year for Jurgen was 2015, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jurgen is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jurgen a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jurgen 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.
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.