boy's name
Joris
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 16,639
Northern Ireland
#378
2020 births
Joris is a boy's name. In 2017 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Joris is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in France in 1994, when 750 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 23,580 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1945.
Joris over time
Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 20 |
| 1950s | 75 |
| 1960s | 130 |
| 1970s | 455 |
| 1980s | 2,155 |
| 1990s | 6,285 |
| 2000s | 4,805 |
| 2010s | 2,190 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 280 |
How popular is Joris?
In 2025, Joris was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Joris is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Joris
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Joris also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Joris over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Joris in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Belarusian
- Yury
- Chuvash
- Georgy
- Estonian
- Georg
- Finnish
- Georg
- French
- Jory
- Georgian
- Giorgi
- German
- Georg
- Greek
- Georgios
- Japanese
- Juri
- Kazakh
- Georgy
- Macedonian
- Georgi
- Polish
- Jerzy
- Romanian
- Gheorghe
- Seediq
- Juri
- Serbian
- Yury
- Swiss German
- Juri
- Tajik
- Georgy
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Jori
Sibling names for Joris
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Joris — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Joris
How popular is the name Joris?
In 2025, Joris was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Joris a girl's or a boy's name?
Joris is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Joris most popular?
Joris peaked in 1994, when 750 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Joris a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Joris currently ranks #1,397 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.