Given name & surname
Jori
“farmer”·“one who works the earth”·“flowing down”
Jori is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.” Jori is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jori is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.” Jori is a variant of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jori is a form of George. George reached English through Old French and Latin from the Greek name Georgios. Jori is a variant of Jordan. An origin associated with Jordan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Jori is an affectionate form of Jorma. In Finnish usage, Jori developed from Georg. Jori 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.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jori 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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Jori through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,473
- 207 boys · 2,266 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 80 babies
- 2025
- 73
- #2,762 for girls · #7,401 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +48%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 62 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,762 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 33.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 72 in 1995. It also appeared in 11 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,063 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.
Jori’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Jori is an affectionate form of Jorma. Jori shares a linguistic root with George. Jori has a related form in Jordan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jori has relatives in 7 languages.
5 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 40
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Georgecognate
- JorgePortuguese, Spanish
- Giorgioequivalent
- Joryequivalent
- Juriequivalent
- GeorgesFrench
- Gevorgequivalent
- Jorisequivalent
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- Yegorequivalent
- Jornequivalent
- Georgroot · German, Swedish
- Georgyequivalent
- Georgiequivalent
- Jørnequivalent
- Yehorequivalent
- Jyrkiequivalent
- Gheorgheequivalent
- Jörgenequivalent
- Jurajequivalent
- Đorđeequivalent
- Györgyequivalent
- Đuroequivalent
- Jurgisequivalent
- Գևորգequivalent
- Jurijequivalent
- Göranequivalent
- Đurađequivalent
- Єгорequivalent
- Jüriequivalent
- Jurequivalent
- Jürgequivalent
- Jergušequivalent
- Егорequivalent
- Jörgequivalent
- Jürgenequivalent
- Gorchequivalent
- Jørgenequivalent
- Georgiusequivalent
- Георгийequivalent
- Juroequivalent
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jori
- Jori LehteräFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1987
- Jori MørkveNorwegian biathleteborn 1980
- Jori HulkkonenFinnish musician and DJborn 1973
- Jori SmithCanadian artist (1907-2005)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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