The first name Jurgen
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Jurgen last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1998, with 3 births (#2,901).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jurgen with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jurgen at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 7 boys born in the United States were named Jurgen, the 10,169th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 24 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Jurgen
114 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jürgen KloppGerman association football manager, born 1967
- Jürgen KlinsmannGerman footballer and manager, born 1964
- Udo JürgensAustrian singer and composer (1934–2014)
- Jürgen KohlerGerman footballer (born 1965)
- Jürgen GrabowskiGerman footballer (1944–2022)
- Jürgen ProchnowGerman actor, born 1941
- Jürgen MelzerAustrian tennis player, born 1981
- Jürgen SchultGerman discus thrower, born 1960
- Hans-Jürgen von ArnimGerman general (1889-1962)
- Jürgen LocadiaCuraçaoan footballer, born 1993
- Jürgen SparwasserEast German footballer and manager, born 1948
- Jürgen TrittinGerman Green politician, born 1954
Questions
- How popular is the name Jurgen?
- In 2024, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Jurgen, ranking 5,119th. Its peak was 1998, with 3 births.
- Is Jurgen a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 450 US babies named Jurgen since 1880 were boys.
- When was Jurgen most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 24 babies were named Jurgen, its highest rank at 4,226th.