Jorge
Boy nameJorge has been given to 140,166 babies in the U.S. since 1910. It peaked in 2006 and currently ranks #323 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈhɔː(ɹ)heɪ/
Derived from Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios). Doublet of George.
Origin: Spanish, Portuguese
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
140,166
Peak year
2006 (3,518 babies)
Rank in 2025
#323 for boys
First recorded
1910
10-year trend
▼ -37%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Jorge
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
Jorge Luis Borges
Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)
Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian, Spanish and Dominican novelist and writer (1936–2025)
Jorge Amado
Brazilian writer (1912-2001)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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