Baby name
Jürgen
/YUER · gen/
Meaning
“Earth-worker”
German form of George, via Jorgen and Georg, from Greek Georgios meaning 'earth-worker'; the signature name of the German baby boom generation.
How it ages.
Peak 1950s-70s Germany; too generationally marked for near-term revival.
The cultural moment.
One of the most popular German male names from the 1950s through 1970s; now strongly associated with that era.