Given name
Jorene
“God will add”
Jorene is a variant of Jo. In English use, Jo carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jorene is a variant of Jo. In English use, Jo carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jorene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 515
- 0 boys · 515 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1948. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 407 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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