Fun Facts About the Name George
- A favorite across generations: George stayed in the U.S. top 100 every year from 1880 through 2025 - 146 consecutive years.
- An all-time favorite: U.S. records show 1,487,260 boys named George from 1880 through 2025.
- More than 1 million babies named George: U.S. records list 1,497,222 babies given the name George from 1880 through 2025. Even 9,962 girls received the name George - about 1 girl for every 149 boys.
What Does the Name George Mean?
George comes from the Greek name Geōrgios (Γεώργιος), formed from gē (γῆ), meaning "earth," and ergon (ἔργον), meaning "work." Put together, the components describe an "earth-worker" - that is, a farmer or tiller of the soil. That literal sense is also the ordinary meaning the name carried in Greek, where geōrgos was the usual word for a farmer. The name moved into Latin as Georgius, and from Latin into the languages of Europe, reaching English as George.
George Name History & Origins
The name is Greek and was common in the Greek-speaking eastern Mediterranean in late antiquity. Its spread through Europe followed the veneration of Saint George, a Christian soldier said to have been martyred in the early fourth century, by tradition at Lydda in Palestine. Whether he was a historical individual is uncertain, and the surviving accounts of him were written later than the events they describe. Devotion to him took hold in both the Byzantine East and the Latin West, which carried the name into new languages.
The famous story of George slaying a dragon to save a princess is a medieval legend, not an early account of his life; it appears in Western sources from roughly the eleventh and twelfth centuries. In England, George was taken as a patron figure: Edward III made him patron of the Order of the Garter in the fourteenth century, and he came to be regarded as a national patron saint.
From Latin Georgius came a range of European forms, including Italian Giorgio, Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, French Georges, German Georg, Dutch Joris, Polish Jerzy, and the Russian forms Yuri and Yegor. The name was in use in England during the Middle Ages, and four Hanoverian kings of Britain, beginning with George I in 1714, later bore it.
How Popular is the Name George?
George has maintained century-spanning popularity, remaining an unbroken fixture in the U.S. top 100 continuously from 1880 to 1992.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,702 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #14,009 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #12,635 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #12,590 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #11,722 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #14,960 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #17,776 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #13,845 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #13,969 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #15,908 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #11,964 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #14,076 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #12,212 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #7,969 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #16,612 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #10,510 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #10,389 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #12,238 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #7,886 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #14,937 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #11,234 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #5,878 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #5,777 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #5,535 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #5,763 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #7,185 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #4,869 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #5,921 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #3,815 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1988 | #2,818 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1987 | #2,868 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1986 | #2,929 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1985 | #2,612 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1984 | #2,802 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1983 | #2,323 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 1982 | #2,033 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 1981 | #2,385 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 1980 | #2,500 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1979 | #2,061 | 49 | 0.0031% |
| 1978 | #2,323 | 39 | 0.0025% |
| 1977 | #1,885 | 53 | 0.0035% |
| 1976 | #2,679 | 29 | 0.0020% |
| 1975 | #1,737 | 54 | 0.0037% |
| 1974 | #1,670 | 55 | 0.0037% |
| 1973 | #1,738 | 51 | 0.0035% |
| 1972 | #1,658 | 54 | 0.0035% |
| 1971 | #1,604 | 59 | 0.0035% |
| 1970 | #1,491 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 1969 | #1,335 | 73 | 0.0043% |
| 1968 | #1,441 | 62 | 0.0038% |
| 1967 | #1,206 | 78 | 0.0047% |
| 1966 | #1,297 | 70 | 0.0041% |
| 1965 | #1,220 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 1964 | #1,345 | 70 | 0.0037% |
| 1963 | #1,223 | 81 | 0.0042% |
| 1962 | #1,410 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 1961 | #1,139 | 93 | 0.0046% |
| 1960 | #1,202 | 82 | 0.0041% |
| 1959 | #1,041 | 105 | 0.0052% |
| 1958 | #1,158 | 84 | 0.0042% |
| 1957 | #1,017 | 106 | 0.0052% |
| 1956 | #1,106 | 87 | 0.0043% |
| 1955 | #958 | 107 | 0.0055% |
| 1954 | #958 | 102 | 0.0053% |
| 1953 | #931 | 103 | 0.0055% |
| 1952 | #889 | 108 | 0.0058% |
| 1951 | #852 | 111 | 0.0062% |
| 1950 | #836 | 110 | 0.0064% |
| 1949 | #847 | 109 | 0.0064% |
| 1948 | #749 | 129 | 0.0076% |
| 1947 | #791 | 120 | 0.0068% |
| 1946 | #752 | 119 | 0.0076% |
| 1945 | #647 | 128 | 0.0098% |
| 1944 | #656 | 128 | 0.0096% |
| 1943 | #617 | 151 | 0.0108% |
| 1942 | #612 | 150 | 0.0111% |
| 1941 | #667 | 113 | 0.0094% |
| 1940 | #614 | 129 | 0.0113% |
| 1939 | #566 | 142 | 0.0129% |
| 1938 | #576 | 142 | 0.0129% |
| 1937 | #567 | 144 | 0.0135% |
| 1936 | #588 | 127 | 0.0122% |
| 1935 | #517 | 154 | 0.0147% |
| 1934 | #507 | 160 | 0.0153% |
| 1933 | #527 | 146 | 0.0145% |
| 1932 | #501 | 174 | 0.0163% |
| 1931 | #492 | 171 | 0.0161% |
| 1930 | #429 | 242 | 0.0215% |
| 1929 | #473 | 201 | 0.0180% |
| 1928 | #451 | 230 | 0.0199% |
| 1927 | #436 | 248 | 0.0208% |
| 1926 | #445 | 230 | 0.0194% |
| 1925 | #487 | 207 | 0.0170% |
| 1924 | #503 | 197 | 0.0158% |
| 1923 | #530 | 178 | 0.0148% |
| 1922 | #495 | 197 | 0.0164% |
| 1921 | #480 | 206 | 0.0167% |
| 1920 | #556 | 166 | 0.0139% |
| 1919 | #535 | 164 | 0.0145% |
| 1918 | #570 | 157 | 0.0136% |
| 1917 | #571 | 139 | 0.0129% |
| 1916 | #579 | 135 | 0.0129% |
| 1915 | #538 | 139 | 0.0141% |
| 1914 | #544 | 107 | 0.0140% |
| 1913 | #584 | 77 | 0.0123% |
| 1912 | #584 | 69 | 0.0124% |
| 1911 | #597 | 51 | 0.0122% |
| 1910 | #536 | 58 | 0.0146% |
| 1909 | #652 | 37 | 0.0107% |
| 1908 | #584 | 41 | 0.0123% |
| 1907 | #547 | 44 | 0.0138% |
| 1906 | #668 | 30 | 0.0102% |
| 1905 | #626 | 32 | 0.0110% |
| 1904 | #689 | 26 | 0.0094% |
| 1903 | #644 | 27 | 0.0103% |
| 1902 | #584 | 32 | 0.0121% |
| 1901 | #607 | 27 | 0.0113% |
| 1900 | #544 | 39 | 0.0130% |
| 1899 | #519 | 33 | 0.0142% |
| 1898 | #433 | 51 | 0.0197% |
| 1897 | #600 | 26 | 0.0111% |
| 1896 | #528 | 32 | 0.0135% |
| 1895 | #418 | 46 | 0.0197% |
| 1894 | #508 | 32 | 0.0144% |
| 1893 | #565 | 25 | 0.0117% |
| 1892 | #423 | 40 | 0.0188% |
| 1891 | #548 | 23 | 0.0124% |
| 1890 | #417 | 37 | 0.0194% |
| 1889 | #375 | 42 | 0.0235% |
| 1888 | #416 | 36 | 0.0202% |
| 1887 | #369 | 34 | 0.0233% |
| 1886 | #349 | 38 | 0.0263% |
| 1885 | #384 | 29 | 0.0218% |
| 1884 | #307 | 40 | 0.0310% |
| 1883 | #401 | 22 | 0.0196% |
| 1882 | #314 | 32 | 0.0297% |
| 1881 | #286 | 30 | 0.0326% |
| 1880 | #312 | 26 | 0.0286% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #126 | 2,848 | 0.1667% |
| 2024 | #124 | 2,890 | 0.1685% |
| 2023 | #136 | 2,694 | 0.1577% |
| 2022 | #142 | 2,637 | 0.1512% |
| 2021 | #134 | 2,795 | 0.1599% |
| 2020 | #132 | 2,771 | 0.1606% |
| 2019 | #119 | 3,195 | 0.1782% |
| 2018 | #127 | 3,083 | 0.1698% |
| 2017 | #125 | 3,169 | 0.1713% |
| 2016 | #126 | 3,312 | 0.1746% |
| 2015 | #135 | 3,053 | 0.1593% |
| 2014 | #135 | 3,006 | 0.1565% |
| 2013 | #157 | 2,559 | 0.1353% |
| 2012 | #166 | 2,334 | 0.1231% |
| 2011 | #165 | 2,318 | 0.1221% |
| 2010 | #165 | 2,374 | 0.1237% |
| 2009 | #163 | 2,381 | 0.1201% |
| 2008 | #155 | 2,552 | 0.1251% |
| 2007 | #148 | 2,760 | 0.1330% |
| 2006 | #152 | 2,701 | 0.1314% |
| 2005 | #139 | 2,823 | 0.1414% |
| 2004 | #146 | 2,735 | 0.1378% |
| 2003 | #138 | 2,910 | 0.1473% |
| 2002 | #131 | 3,018 | 0.1554% |
| 2001 | #129 | 3,087 | 0.1589% |
| 2000 | #130 | 3,037 | 0.1546% |
| 1999 | #123 | 3,041 | 0.1584% |
| 1998 | #125 | 3,044 | 0.1593% |
| 1997 | #121 | 3,177 | 0.1685% |
| 1996 | #118 | 3,228 | 0.1704% |
| 1995 | #115 | 3,286 | 0.1726% |
| 1994 | #110 | 3,317 | 0.1717% |
| 1993 | #104 | 3,513 | 0.1791% |
| 1992 | #95 | 3,894 | 0.1950% |
| 1991 | #87 | 4,179 | 0.2069% |
| 1990 | #79 | 4,567 | 0.2224% |
| 1989 | #79 | 4,512 | 0.2255% |
| 1988 | #78 | 4,296 | 0.2244% |
| 1987 | #77 | 4,089 | 0.2190% |
| 1986 | #74 | 4,346 | 0.2360% |
| 1985 | #72 | 4,260 | 0.2305% |
| 1984 | #68 | 4,266 | 0.2364% |
| 1983 | #65 | 4,496 | 0.2508% |
| 1982 | #62 | 4,991 | 0.2750% |
| 1981 | #61 | 5,159 | 0.2880% |
| 1980 | #60 | 5,300 | 0.2971% |
| 1979 | #57 | 5,262 | 0.3056% |
| 1978 | #58 | 5,299 | 0.3227% |
| 1977 | #57 | 5,605 | 0.3411% |
| 1976 | #53 | 5,558 | 0.3542% |
| 1975 | #53 | 5,848 | 0.3745% |
| 1974 | #49 | 6,284 | 0.3996% |
| 1973 | #46 | 6,603 | 0.4236% |
| 1972 | #44 | 7,164 | 0.4417% |
| 1971 | #42 | 8,226 | 0.4651% |
| 1970 | #40 | 8,913 | 0.4796% |
| 1969 | #38 | 9,201 | 0.5145% |
| 1968 | #36 | 9,381 | 0.5397% |
| 1967 | #36 | 9,700 | 0.5562% |
| 1966 | #37 | 9,942 | 0.5574% |
| 1965 | #34 | 10,678 | 0.5740% |
| 1964 | #33 | 11,792 | 0.5917% |
| 1963 | #34 | 12,079 | 0.5948% |
| 1962 | #32 | 12,541 | 0.6062% |
| 1961 | #31 | 13,645 | 0.6424% |
| 1960 | #33 | 14,059 | 0.6595% |
| 1959 | #32 | 15,010 | 0.7032% |
| 1958 | #31 | 15,639 | 0.7369% |
| 1957 | #29 | 16,883 | 0.7826% |
| 1956 | #27 | 17,236 | 0.8148% |
| 1955 | #26 | 18,166 | 0.8819% |
| 1954 | #24 | 18,703 | 0.9174% |
| 1953 | #22 | 19,177 | 0.9723% |
| 1952 | #22 | 19,820 | 1.0197% |
| 1951 | #22 | 20,213 | 1.0735% |
| 1950 | #20 | 20,182 | 1.1273% |
| 1949 | #18 | 21,309 | 1.2012% |
| 1948 | #16 | 21,926 | 1.2496% |
| 1947 | #16 | 23,913 | 1.3070% |
| 1946 | #16 | 21,574 | 1.3284% |
| 1945 | #15 | 19,324 | 1.4359% |
| 1944 | #14 | 20,419 | 1.4982% |
| 1943 | #14 | 21,692 | 1.5198% |
| 1942 | #14 | 21,275 | 1.5404% |
| 1941 | #13 | 19,260 | 1.5680% |
| 1940 | #11 | 18,313 | 1.5798% |
| 1939 | #11 | 17,888 | 1.6161% |
| 1938 | #11 | 18,436 | 1.6622% |
| 1937 | #10 | 18,439 | 1.7287% |
| 1936 | #9 | 18,197 | 1.7544% |
| 1935 | #8 | 18,564 | 1.7827% |
| 1934 | #8 | 18,500 | 1.7916% |
| 1933 | #8 | 18,355 | 1.8512% |
| 1932 | #8 | 20,438 | 1.9574% |
| 1931 | #8 | 20,686 | 1.9897% |
| 1930 | #8 | 22,787 | 2.0765% |
| 1929 | #8 | 23,021 | 2.1403% |
| 1928 | #8 | 24,391 | 2.2021% |
| 1927 | #7 | 25,949 | 2.3026% |
| 1926 | #6 | 25,909 | 2.3331% |
| 1925 | #6 | 26,561 | 2.3802% |
| 1924 | #6 | 27,374 | 2.4166% |
| 1923 | #6 | 27,024 | 2.4654% |
| 1922 | #6 | 27,350 | 2.5134% |
| 1921 | #6 | 27,476 | 2.4945% |
| 1920 | #6 | 26,891 | 2.5265% |
| 1919 | #6 | 25,170 | 2.5680% |
| 1918 | #6 | 26,318 | 2.5968% |
| 1917 | #6 | 24,196 | 2.6144% |
| 1916 | #7 | 23,381 | 2.6268% |
| 1915 | #6 | 22,307 | 2.6288% |
| 1914 | #6 | 17,602 | 2.6883% |
| 1913 | #6 | 13,874 | 2.7068% |
| 1912 | #6 | 11,734 | 2.7292% |
| 1911 | #4 | 6,586 | 2.9146% |
| 1910 | #5 | 5,441 | 2.8016% |
| 1909 | #4 | 4,688 | 2.8586% |
| 1908 | #4 | 4,584 | 2.9701% |
| 1907 | #4 | 4,445 | 3.0274% |
| 1906 | #4 | 4,201 | 3.1550% |
| 1905 | #4 | 4,256 | 3.2168% |
| 1904 | #4 | 4,219 | 3.2930% |
| 1903 | #4 | 3,961 | 3.3222% |
| 1902 | #4 | 4,223 | 3.4429% |
| 1901 | #4 | 3,609 | 3.3898% |
| 1900 | #4 | 5,403 | 3.5907% |
| 1899 | #4 | 4,018 | 3.7830% |
| 1898 | #4 | 4,853 | 3.9557% |
| 1897 | #4 | 4,078 | 3.6166% |
| 1896 | #4 | 4,286 | 3.5846% |
| 1895 | #4 | 4,289 | 3.6535% |
| 1894 | #4 | 4,365 | 3.7705% |
| 1893 | #4 | 4,320 | 3.8462% |
| 1892 | #4 | 4,760 | 3.9005% |
| 1891 | #4 | 3,931 | 3.8847% |
| 1890 | #4 | 4,458 | 4.0153% |
| 1889 | #4 | 4,430 | 4.0061% |
| 1888 | #4 | 4,912 | 4.0645% |
| 1887 | #4 | 4,284 | 4.2244% |
| 1886 | #4 | 4,671 | 4.2164% |
| 1885 | #4 | 4,674 | 4.3358% |
| 1884 | #4 | 4,961 | 4.3349% |
| 1883 | #5 | 4,736 | 4.5266% |
| 1882 | #4 | 5,193 | 4.5678% |
| 1881 | #4 | 4,664 | 4.6300% |
| 1880 | #5 | 5,126 | 4.6393% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
