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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 380 babies (rank #100 that year). In 2024 it was given to 307 boys (rank #93). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

8,432

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

380

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 2024

Other boys' names starting with G

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	283	#134
1992	222	#159
1993	252	#136
1994	208	#149
1995	202	#169
1996	183	#173
1997	202	#151
1998	185	#163
1999	174	#168
2000	172	#169
2001	195	#164
2002	183	#162
2003	179	#166
2004	194	#156
2005	201	#155
2006	192	#171
2007	216	#156
2008	221	#158
2009	209	#170
2010	244	#154
2011	220	#167
2012	249	#159
2013	265	#144
2014	338	#123
2015	322	#127
2016	380	#100
2017	351	#107
2018	315	#116
2019	366	#94
2020	305	#114
2021	320	#109
2022	286	#112
2023	291	#103
2024	307	#93