Given name & surname
Joram
“jehovah is exalted”
Joram is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “jehovah is exalted.”
Original Hebrewיורם
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “jehovah is exalted.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Joram appears in 1 Chronicles 26:25, 1 Chronicles 18:10, 2 Kings 8:21-24 and 4 other passages.
- 1 Chronicles 26:25
- 1 Chronicles 18:10
- 2 Kings 8:21-24
- 1 Chronicles 3:11
- 1 Kings 22:50
- 2 Kings 1:17
- Matthew 1:8
From biblical name research
Joram through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 289
- 289 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,561 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,561 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 370 as a first name in 2020; 139 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Joram’s family of names
In English usage, Joram has a related form in Joran. Joram has a related form in Jorem. Joram has a related form in Jorim.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Armonishares a root
- Aramshares a root
- Ramshares a root
- Jeremaishares a root
- Arnishares a root
- Romamti-ezershares a root
- Remmonshares a root
- Reumahshares a root
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People named Joram
- Joram van KlaverenDutch former politicianborn 1979
- WildstylezDutch hardstyle DJ and record producerborn 1983
- Joram LindenstraussIsraeli mathematician (1936–2012)
- Yoram TaharlevIsraeli poet, composer and author (1938-2022)
- Joram MarigaZimbabwean sculptor in stone1927–2000
- Joram LürsenDutch film directorborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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