Jorja

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⭐ Famous Jorja

Jorja Fox

American actress

Choose Jorja and your child shares a first name with Jorja Fox, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jorja, like who?” Jorja Fox's Wikipedia article is available in 36 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 32,154 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jorja, 50 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jorja would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJorja first shows up in US birth records in 1942, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 83 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2006, when it ranked #976. Today it's #3,167, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowJorja is 2.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 75,758 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 32,154.
• 🚀TrendJorja has climbed 331 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #3,167. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningJorja is an English form of Georgia, which means “farmer”. Our records link it to American and English roots.

About the name Jorja

Jorja is a girl name of American and English origin meaning “farmer”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-rja”. US birth records list Jorja for girls from 1942 to 2025, in 70 of those 84 years. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked #976 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,167, with 50 babies.

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