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 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1959 with 164 babies (rank #105 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

3,455

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

164

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

Other boys' names starting with G

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	142	#108
1956	150	#105
1957	137	#118
1958	140	#122
1959	164	#105
1960	131	#135
1961	133	#135
1962	107	#169
1963	124	#156
1964	125	#154
1965	113	#170
1966	92	#190
1967	89	#196
1968	112	#165
1969	122	#164
1970	88	#203
1971	80	#212
1972	73	#217
1973	57	#243
1974	52	#259
1975	62	#232
1976	65	#216
1977	49	#260
1978	49	#262
1979	43	#287
1980	44	#294
1981	43	#296
1982	41	#310
1983	40	#311
1984	30	#371
1985	48	#285
1986	43	#317
1987	38	#357
1988	51	#289
1989	40	#364
1990	32	#432
1991	37	#391
1992	33	#416
1993	28	#457
1994	24	#502
1995	29	#461
1996	32	#434
1997	31	#446
1998	18	#584
1999	19	#577
2000	17	#609
2001	23	#509
2002	17	#601
2003	15	#634
2004	20	#543
2005	21	#523
2006	15	#615
2007	18	#535
2008	10	#737
2009	17	#553
2010	12	#656
2011	7	#813
2012	18	#504
2013	14	#562
2014	31	#346