Given name
Jorja
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
Jorja is a variant of Jeorjia. In American use, Jeorjia carries the interpretation “one who works the earth; a farmer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jorja is a variant of Jeorjia. In American use, Jeorjia carries the interpretation “one who works the earth; a farmer.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jorja connects to the Georgia name family through Jeorjia. The history of Georgia gives this family its wider story. Georgia’s historical associations include a 5th-century saint.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jorja through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,943
- 0 boys · 2,943 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 267 babies
- 2025
- 50
- #3,182 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,182 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 267 in 2006. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,515 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.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jorja
- Jorja FoxAmerican actressborn 1968
- Jorja SmithBritish singer, songwriter and musicianborn 1997
- Jorja MillerNew Zealand rugby union playerborn 2004
- Jorja FoxEnglish footballerborn 2003
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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