Given name & surname
Jorge
“one who works the earth; a farmer”·“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Jorge is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Original Spanishโฆร์เฆ
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Jorge carries the interpretation “one who works the earth; a farmer.” Jorge is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
Jorge is used as a form of George. Jorge is a form of George. The shared background comes through George: Georgios comes from georgos, built from elements meaning “earth” and “to work.” Latin Georgius and Old French forms helped carry it into English.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jorge is a form of George. The history of George gives this family its wider story. Saint George gave the name a religious and legendary association; the dragon story developed in the Middle Ages. In England, George I’s accession in 1714 helped increase the name’s use beyond its earlier saintly associations.
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Jorge through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 140,166
- 139,476 boys · 690 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 3,518 babies
- 2025
- 1,069
- #323 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,069 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 323 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 18.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 3,518 in 2006. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (287). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 282,866 as a first name in 2020; 6,228 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.
Jorge’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Jorge has a diminutive in COQUE. Jorge shares a linguistic root with George. In Spanish usage, Jorge has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Gino.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jorge has relatives in 72 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 244
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Jordidoublet · Spanish, Catalan
- Georgedoublet · English, Romanian
- GeorgieEnglish
- GinoItalian
- GiorgioItalian
- JoriFinnish
- Georgiosequivalent
- JoryDanish, Cornish
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- JuriSlovak
- GeorgioItalian
- Jojonrf
- GeorgesFrench
- Gevorgequivalent
- JurgenSwedish, German
- JorenDutch, West Frisian
- JerzyPolish
- GeordieEnglish
- Yegorequivalent
- GeorgGerman, Swedish
- Georgyequivalent
- Giorgiequivalent
- Georgiequivalent
- KeokiHawaiian
- JyriFinnish
- JuraCroatian, Romanian
- GoranSwedish, Serbo-Croatian
- EgorRomanian
- JuryRomanian
- YouriDutch
- JorisDutch, West Frisian
- JurisLatvian
- GeordiEnglish
- YorickEnglish
- JorinEnglish
- Zizinrf
- JorgenFaroese
- GerogeScots
- JoranCornish
- JornGerman
- Գևորգequivalent
- Jürgensequivalent
- Đurađequivalent
- Єгорequivalent
- Jurequivalent
- Jürgequivalent
- Jergušequivalent
- Geórgiahas masculine form
- ЕгорRussian
- ГеоргийRussian
- ΓιώργοςGreek
- Γεώργιοςroot · Greek, Coptic
- Iúridoublet · Portuguese
- JiříCzech
- Corcequivalent
- Yehorequivalent
- Jurgensequivalent
- Juergequivalent
- JörnSwedish, West Frisian
- JörgenSwedish, Icelandic
- GöranSwedish
And 184 more.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jorge
- Pope Francis266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
- Jorge Luis BorgesArgentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)
- Mario Vargas LlosaPeruvian, Spanish and Dominican novelist and writer (1936–2025)
- Jorge AmadoBrazilian writer (1912-2001)
- Jorge Rafael VidelaArgentina de facto president (1925–2013)
- KokeSpanish association football playerborn 1992
- JorginhoBrazilian association football player and managerborn 1964
- Jorge Carlos FonsecaCape Verdean politician and former president of Cape Verdeborn 1950
- Jorge ValdanoArgentine association football player and managerborn 1955
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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