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[ 2 syll. jor-ge, jo-rge ] The boy name Jorge is pronounced HHAORHHey †. Jorge's language of origin is Old Greek. It is predominantly used in English and Spanish. Jorge is a form of the English George. Jorge is a popular baby boy name. The name grew in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1996 with 0.173% of baby boys being named Jorge. It had a ranking of #113 then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #138 with a usage of 0.136%, but it was nevertheless the most popular among all boy names in its family. Jorge was 16% more widely used than the next ranked name, George, in 2008. Baby names that sound like Jorge include the Indian Hari, the Japanese and Frisian Haro, the Finnish and Welsh Harri, the Dutch Harrie, the Frisian Harro, the English Harry, the Indian Har, and the Japanese Haruhiro. A famous person named Jorge is Author, Jorge Luis Borges, born 24 August 1899 - 14 June 1986, Buenos Aires, Argentina. † Pronunciation for Jorge: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ![]() ![]() |
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