George

Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1921 with 27,476 babies (rank #6 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,890 boys (rank #124). 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.

1,494,369

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

27,476

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	5,126	#5
1881	4,664	#4
1882	5,193	#4
1883	4,736	#5
1884	4,961	#4
1885	4,674	#4
1886	4,671	#4
1887	4,284	#4
1888	4,912	#4
1889	4,430	#4
1890	4,458	#4
1891	3,931	#4
1892	4,760	#4
1893	4,320	#4
1894	4,365	#4
1895	4,289	#4
1896	4,286	#4
1897	4,078	#4
1898	4,853	#4
1899	4,018	#4
1900	5,403	#4
1901	3,609	#4
1902	4,223	#4
1903	3,961	#4
1904	4,219	#4
1905	4,256	#4
1906	4,201	#4
1907	4,445	#4
1908	4,584	#4
1909	4,688	#4
1910	5,441	#5
1911	6,586	#4
1912	11,734	#6
1913	13,874	#6
1914	17,602	#6
1915	22,307	#6
1916	23,381	#7
1917	24,196	#6
1918	26,318	#6
1919	25,170	#6
1920	26,891	#6
1921	27,476	#6
1922	27,350	#6
1923	27,024	#6
1924	27,374	#6
1925	26,561	#6
1926	25,909	#6
1927	25,949	#7
1928	24,391	#8
1929	23,021	#8
1930	22,787	#8
1931	20,686	#8
1932	20,438	#8
1933	18,355	#8
1934	18,500	#8
1935	18,564	#8
1936	18,197	#9
1937	18,439	#10
1938	18,436	#11
1939	17,888	#11
1940	18,313	#11
1941	19,260	#13
1942	21,275	#14
1943	21,692	#14
1944	20,419	#14
1945	19,324	#15
1946	21,574	#16
1947	23,913	#16
1948	21,926	#16
1949	21,309	#18
1950	20,182	#20
1951	20,213	#22
1952	19,820	#22
1953	19,177	#22
1954	18,703	#24
1955	18,166	#26
1956	17,236	#27
1957	16,883	#29
1958	15,639	#31
1959	15,010	#32
1960	14,059	#33
1961	13,645	#31
1962	12,541	#32
1963	12,079	#34
1964	11,792	#33
1965	10,678	#34
1966	9,942	#37
1967	9,700	#36
1968	9,381	#36
1969	9,201	#38
1970	8,913	#40
1971	8,226	#42
1972	7,164	#44
1973	6,603	#46
1974	6,284	#49
1975	5,848	#53
1976	5,558	#53
1977	5,605	#57
1978	5,299	#58
1979	5,262	#57
1980	5,300	#60
1981	5,159	#61
1982	4,991	#62
1983	4,496	#65
1984	4,266	#68
1985	4,260	#72
1986	4,346	#74
1987	4,089	#77
1988	4,296	#78
1989	4,512	#79
1990	4,567	#79
1991	4,179	#87
1992	3,894	#95
1993	3,513	#104
1994	3,317	#110
1995	3,286	#115
1996	3,228	#118
1997	3,177	#121
1998	3,044	#125
1999	3,041	#123
2000	3,037	#130
2001	3,087	#129
2002	3,018	#131
2003	2,910	#138
2004	2,735	#146
2005	2,823	#139
2006	2,701	#152
2007	2,760	#148
2008	2,552	#155
2009	2,381	#163
2010	2,374	#165
2011	2,318	#165
2012	2,334	#166
2013	2,559	#157
2014	3,006	#135
2015	3,053	#135
2016	3,312	#126
2017	3,169	#125
2018	3,083	#127
2019	3,195	#119
2020	2,771	#132
2021	2,795	#134
2022	2,637	#142
2023	2,694	#136
2024	2,890	#124