George

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

George is a male given name derived from the Greek name Georgios. It may have been a theophoric name, with origins in Zeus Georgos, an early title of the Greek god Zeus.

From Wikipedia

George first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 74 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 826 babies (rank #62 that year). In 2025 it was given to 577 boys (rank #21). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of George

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of George yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

18,268

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

826

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In The Roald Dahl Universe: George — of George's Marvellous Medicine
In The Great Gatsby: George Wilson — Myrtle's husband

Famous people named George

George W. Bushautobiographer · b. 1946
George Washingtonarmy officer · b. 1732
George Orwellwriter · b. 1903
George H. W. Bushautobiographer · b. 1924
George Bernard Shawplaywright · b. 1856

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near George in 2025

Other boys' names starting with G

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	200	#46
1953	150	#56
1954	148	#53
1955	156	#50
1956	170	#50
1957	179	#48
1958	164	#49
1959	196	#48
1960	247	#55
1961	242	#60
1962	222	#61
1963	246	#59
1964	265	#55
1965	285	#46
1966	300	#44
1967	284	#49
1968	247	#57
1969	302	#45
1970	292	#51
1971	273	#55
1972	285	#53
1973	210	#61
1974	203	#65
1975	174	#68
1976	183	#67
1977	182	#67
1978	157	#77
1979	132	#86
1980	119	#88
1981	138	#85
1982	131	#84
1983	133	#86
1984	139	#81
1985	124	#84
1986	118	#90
1987	119	#88
1988	126	#85
1989	137	#83
1990	126	#90
1991	138	#87
1992	123	#95
1993	128	#92
1994	144	#88
1995	126	#91
1996	120	#93
1997	137	#90
1998	136	#90
1999	135	#92
2000	120	#90
2001	124	#88
2002	124	#91
2003	128	#94
2004	137	#89
2005	134	#92
2006	135	#75
2007	135	#73
2008	245	#70
2009	233	#74
2010	219	#81
2011	258	#63
2012	262	#67
2013	278	#61
2014	417	#40
2015	826	#62
2016	711	#67
2017	641	#34
2018	568	#38
2019	761	#36
2020	610	#31
2021	494	#23
2022	450	#25
2023	411	#24
2024	579	#22
2025	577	#21