boy's name

Jorma

  • Origin Finnish
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 73

Jorma is a boy's name. In 1980 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Jorma is a name of Finnish origin.
  • Peaked in 1971, when 16 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1916.

Jorma over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1980, not a full ten years.

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'10 '70 '80
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Births named Jorma by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 10
1970s 53
1980s (to 1980) 5

How popular is Jorma?

In 1980, Jorma was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Jorma is used

France #2,434 5 in 1978
United States #6,870 5 in 1980

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jorma

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Jorma also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jorma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jorma

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jorma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jorma

How popular is the name Jorma?

In 1980, Jorma was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Jorma a girl's or a boy's name?

Jorma is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Jorma most popular?

Jorma peaked in 1971, when 16 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.