How Many People Are Named Jorja Williams?

There are approximately 14 people named Jorja Williams living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 24,482,453 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jorja with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Williams. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 24,482,453 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Jorja

Last Name

Williams

Est. Bearers 1,790,492

Census Rank #3

Per 100K 522.38

Rarity Very Common

Jorja: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jorja. The peak year was 2006 with 267 births. The average person named Jorja today is 23 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Jorja

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Jorja in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Jorja rose or fell over time.

White

79.59%

Black

5.24%

Hispanic

6.12%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.83%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.39%

Two or More Races

6.83%

Ancestry of the Williams Surname

The surname Williams was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Williams in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

43.82%

Black

46.22%

Hispanic

3.50%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.59%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.78%

Two or More Races

5.08%

How we calculated this

The first name "Jorja" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Williams" appears at a rate of 522.38 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Jorja are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 14 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Jorja

Jorja Smith Jorja Johnson Jorja Brown Jorja Jones Jorja Garcia Jorja Fox

Other people with the surname Williams

Michael Williams James Williams John Williams David Williams Robert Williams William Williams Christopher Williams Joseph Williams

Jorja Williams: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jorja Williams?

We estimate approximately 14 people named Jorja Williams are alive in the United States today. The first name Jorja is shared by 2,727 Americans, and the surname Williams is shared by 1,790,492.

How rare is the name Jorja Williams?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 24,482,453 Americans. The first name Jorja is rare and the surname Williams is very common.

Is Jorja a male or female name?

Jorja is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2006 and the average bearer today is 23 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Jorja?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jorja was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (79.59%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (6.83%) and Hispanic (6.12%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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