Jorah
Boy · JOR-a · Hebrew
Jorah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Jorah mean?
Hebrew: biblical name; also a character in Game of Thrones
Jorah Mormont is a loyal exiled knight in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.
- Say it
- JOR-a
Is Jorah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jorah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jorah in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 11 boys.
Jorah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
How popular is Jorah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Jorah, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,200th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 2014.
Half of all the boys named Jorah in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2022, 19% of the babies named Jorah in the US were girls.
Jorah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,647 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,200 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
Names like Jorah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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