Farmer or earth worker, through the Georgia/George name family.
The exact Jorja entry identifies an Australian Georgia spelling. Georgia’s given-name section identifies the feminine George formation; George supplies the Greek farmer/earth-worker root. Country and state etymologies are separate, and the root does not prescribe an occupation.
Origin
Modern Australian Georgia spelling, linked to a Greek name tradition.
The exact spelling relationship and personal-name parent chain are documented. No Georgia-country etymology or parent pronunciation is transferred.
English pronunciation
Written English guide: jor-juh (contributed regional reading; stress not specified)
A female-name contribution from Toronto, Ontario, Canada uses or as in for and a final vowel as in up. Other entries differ in final vowel; this is a documented Canadian reading.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Girls
15 · preliminary
1577
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2024
Girls
5 (rounded to 5)
6150
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Girls
12
2278
Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland
2025
Girls
3
397
Two rank discrepancies and alternate-view differences retained. Automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2025
Girls
11
301
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2025
Girls
4
718
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
50
3167
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: English
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The exact English entry documents given-name use. This does not imply an English linguistic origin.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Meaning: Farmer or earth worker, through the Georgia/George name family.
Checked against cited source
The exact Jorja entry identifies an Australian Georgia spelling. Georgia’s given-name section identifies the feminine George formation; George supplies the Greek farmer/earth-worker root. Country and state etymologies are separate, and the root does not prescribe an occupation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Modern Australian Georgia spelling, linked to a Greek name tradition.
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The exact spelling relationship and personal-name parent chain are documented. No Georgia-country etymology or parent pronunciation is transferred. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: Written English guide: jor-juh (contributed regional reading; stress not specified)
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A female-name contribution from Toronto, Ontario, Canada uses or as in for and a final vowel as in up. Other entries differ in final vowel; this is a documented Canadian reading. Credit: PronounceNames.com and its contributors. Rare Baby Names condensed the written sound comparisons and kept their geographic scope; stress is not inferred from inconsistent capitalization. Original factual summary; source rights retained, no open reuse license identified. No recordings or IPA copied.
Supporting evidence: Georgia · supporting name-family history
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Supporting history for the specifically documented route; not a universal parent meaning or pronunciation for every bearer. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Spelling variant: Georgia
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The exact entry identifies Jorja as an Australian spelling of Georgia. Preferred pronunciations and statistics are not automatically transferred.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.