Jorge

Where Jorge comes from

Derived from Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios). Doublet of George.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jorge
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • 1 syllable
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1899
    Jorge Luis Borges born
    Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator
  2. 1910
    First appearance
    #1,118 among boys, 9 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1912
    Jorge Amado born
    Brazilian writer
  4. 2000
    Peak, #107
    3,496 babies named Jorge — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2015
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #225.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English George.
Namesakes
  • Jorge Luis Borges · Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator, 1899–1986
  • Jorge Amado · Brazilian writer, 1912–2001
  • Jorge Rafael Videla · Argentina de facto president, 1925–2013
  • Jorge Valdano · Argentine association football player and manager, born 1955
  • Jorge Sampaio · President of Portugal from 1996 to 2006, 1939–2021

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.