Given name & surname
Jorma
“one who is exalted by the Lord”·“one who works the earth; a farmer”
Jorma is a form of Jeremy. In Hebrew use, Jeremy carries the interpretation “one who is exalted by the Lord.” Jorma is a variant of Joren. In Scandinavian use, Joren carries the interpretation “one who works the earth; a farmer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jorma is a form of Jeremy. In Hebrew use, Jeremy carries the interpretation “one who is exalted by the Lord.” Jorma is a variant of Joren. In Scandinavian use, Joren carries the interpretation “one who works the earth; a farmer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jorma connects to the George name family through Joren. George reached English through Old French and Latin from the Greek name Georgios.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish use, Jorma is used as a form of Jeremy. Jorma connects to the George name family through Joren. 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 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jorma connects to the George name family through Joren. 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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Jorma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 68
- 68 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 16 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 boys is 5 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 136 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.
Jorma’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Jorma has an affectionate form in Jori. Jorma shares a linguistic root with Jeremy. Jorma has a related form in Joren.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Jeremiahequivalent
- Jeremycognate
- Jeremiasequivalent
- Geremiaequivalent
- Jérémieequivalent
- Jeremiášequivalent
- Jeremiásequivalent
- Jeremiaszequivalent
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People named Jorma
- Jorma KinnunenFinnish athletics competitor (1941–2019)
- Jorma KaukonenAmerican blues, folk, and rock guitarist, songwriterborn 1940
- Jorma TacconeAmerican comedy writer, actor and film directorborn 1977
- Jorma OllilaFinnish businessmanborn 1950
- Jorma ValkamaFinnish athletics competitor (1928-1962)
- Jorma PanulaFinnish conductor and composerborn 1930
- Jorma TommilaFinnish actorborn 1959
- Jorma KortelainenFinnish cross-country skier and rower (1932-2012)
- Jorma Limmonenboxer1934–2012
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