How Many People Are Named Jorgen?
An estimated 444 people in the United States have the first name Jorgen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Jorgen peaked in popularity in 2003 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jorgen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jorgen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
444
About 1 in 771,969 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2003
20 births
Total Registered
489
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jorgen
Jorgen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 489 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jorgen as a male name
Ranked #10,299 in 2022
7 male births in 2022
Peak: 2003 (20 births)
Jorgen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jorgen span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 131 babies were registered. Jorgen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jorgen by Decade
How has Jorgen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jorgen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jorgen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jorgen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jorgen?
We estimate approximately 444 people named Jorgen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 771,969 Americans share this first name.
Is Jorgen a common name?
Jorgen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 489 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jorgen most popular?
Jorgen reached peak popularity in 2003, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jorgen is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jorgen a male name?
Jorgen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jorgen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jorgen Smith, Jorgen Johnson, Jorgen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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