Jorge
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English George. Derived from Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios). Doublet of George.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Jorge (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 805 |
| 2000 | 823 |
| 2001 | 844 |
| 2002 | 849 |
| 2003 | 851 |
| 2004 | 865 |
| 2005 | 873 |
| 2006 | 913 |
| 2007 | 905 |
| 2008 | 918 |
| 2009 | 932 |
| 2010 | 956 |
| 2011 | 963 |
| 2012 | 979 |
| 2013 | 992 |
| 2014 | 1,014 |
| 2015 | 1,026 |
| 2016 | 1,037 |
| 2017 | 1,052 |
| 2018 | 1,056 |
| 2019 | 1,071 |
| 2020 | 1,077 |
Jorge in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Jorge.Hi! My name is Jorge.
- Jorge har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Jorge has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Jorge kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Jorge is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Jorges mamma är lärare.Jorge's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Jorges mamma is Jorge's mum.
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Questions about Jorge
How do you pronounce Jorge in Swedish?
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What does the name Jorge mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English George. Derived from Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios). Doublet of George.
How popular is Jorge in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Jorge in 2022. In 2020, 1,077 people in Sweden had Jorge as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.