Boy · Greek, through Low German
Jürgen
Say it: YOOR-gen
Meaning
Low German form of Georg, from Greek georgos 'farmer'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Very common in Germany in the 1940s to 1960s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 408 babies given this name since 1932
- At its height in 2015, about 1 in 79,700 boys
- 7 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Jörg
| English | George |
|---|---|
| Danish | Jørgen |
| Swedish | Jöran |
Famous bearers
- Jürgen Habermas, philosopher
- Jürgen Klopp, football manager
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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