George Overview
George Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of George?
George means “farmer” or “earthworker.” Georges are often associated with reliability and a strong work ethic, embodying qualities of steadfastness and practicality.
What Is the Origin of The Name George?
The name George originates from Greece, derived from the Greek word “georgos.” The name gained prominence through Saint George, whose legend and sainthood helped spread the name across Europe.
George Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for George
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 136 (+6 from 2022) | 2689 (+55 from 2022) | 0.14685 |
2022 | 142 (-8 from 2021) | 2634 (-159 from 2021) | 0.14063 |
2021 | 134 (-2 from 2020) | 2793 (+23 from 2020) | 0.14907 |
2020 | 132 (-13 from 2019) | 2770 (-422 from 2019) | 0.14976 |
2019 | 119 (+8 from 2018) | 3192 (+110 from 2018) | 0.16610 |
2018 | 127 (-2 from 2017) | 3082 (-86 from 2017) | 0.15856 |
2017 | 125 No change from 2016 | 3168 (-144 from 2016) | 0.16007 |
2016 | 125 (+10 from 2015) | 3312 (+260 from 2015) | 0.16350 |
2015 | 135 No change from 2014 | 3052 (+46 from 2014) | 0.14928 |
2014 | 135 (+22 from 2013) | 3006 (+447 from 2013) | 0.14669 |
2013 | 157 (+9 from 2012) | 2559 (+226 from 2012) | 0.12664 |
2012 | 166 (-1 from 2011) | 2333 (+15 from 2011) | 0.11497 |
2011 | 165 No change from 2010 | 2318 (-55 from 2010) | 0.11411 |
2010 | 165 (-2 from 2009) | 2373 (-8 from 2009) | 0.11551 |
2009 | 163 (-8 from 2008) | 2381 (-171 from 2008) | 0.11226 |
2008 | 155 (-7 from 2007) | 2552 (-208 from 2007) | 0.11704 |
2007 | 148 (+4 from 2006) | 2760 (+59 from 2006) | 0.12460 |
2006 | 152 (-13 from 2005) | 2701 (-122 from 2005) | 0.12320 |
2005 | 139 (+7 from 2004) | 2823 (+89 from 2004) | 0.13270 |
2004 | 146 (-8 from 2003) | 2734 (-176 from 2003) | 0.12937 |
2003 | 138 (-7 from 2002) | 2910 (-108 from 2002) | 0.13849 |
2002 | 131 (-2 from 2001) | 3018 (-69 from 2001) | 0.14603 |
2001 | 129 (+1 from 2000) | 3087 (+50 from 2000) | 0.14925 |
2000 | 130 (-7 from 1999) | 3037 (-4 from 1999) | 0.14543 |
1999 | 123 (+2 from 1998) | 3041 (-3 from 1998) | 0.14914 |
1998 | 125 (-4 from 1997) | 3044 (-133 from 1997) | 0.15012 |
1997 | 121 (-3 from 1996) | 3177 (-51 from 1996) | 0.15903 |
1996 | 118 (-3 from 1995) | 3228 (-58 from 1995) | 0.16110 |
1995 | 115 (-5 from 1994) | 3286 (-31 from 1994) | 0.16337 |
1994 | 110 (-6 from 1993) | 3317 (-196 from 1993) | 0.16273 |
1993 | 104 (-9 from 1992) | 3513 (-380 from 1992) | 0.17008 |
1992 | 95 (-8 from 1991) | 3893 (-286 from 1991) | 0.18545 |
1991 | 87 (-8 from 1990) | 4179 (-388 from 1990) | 0.19715 |
1990 | 79 No change from 1989 | 4567 (+56 from 1989) | 0.21222 |
1989 | 79 (-1 from 1988) | 4511 (+216 from 1988) | 0.21522 |
1988 | 78 (-1 from 1987) | 4295 (+205 from 1987) | 0.21451 |
1987 | 77 (-3 from 1986) | 4090 (-256 from 1986) | 0.20972 |
1986 | 74 (-2 from 1985) | 4346 (+86 from 1985) | 0.22616 |
1985 | 72 (-4 from 1984) | 4260 (-7 from 1984) | 0.22137 |
1984 | 68 (-3 from 1983) | 4267 (-228 from 1983) | 0.22737 |
1983 | 65 (-3 from 1982) | 4495 (-495 from 1982) | 0.24120 |
1982 | 62 (-1 from 1981) | 4990 (-170 from 1981) | 0.26442 |
1981 | 61 (-1 from 1980) | 5160 (-140 from 1980) | 0.27706 |
1980 | 60 (-3 from 1979) | 5300 (+38 from 1979) | 0.28575 |
1979 | 57 (+1 from 1978) | 5262 (-38 from 1978) | 0.29375 |
1978 | 58 (-1 from 1977) | 5300 (-305 from 1977) | 0.31019 |
1977 | 57 (-4 from 1976) | 5605 (+48 from 1976) | 0.32790 |
1976 | 53 No change from 1975 | 5557 (-289 from 1975) | 0.34038 |
1975 | 53 (-4 from 1974) | 5846 (-439 from 1974) | 0.36033 |
1974 | 49 (-3 from 1973) | 6285 (-318 from 1973) | 0.38552 |
1973 | 46 (-2 from 1972) | 6603 (-561 from 1972) | 0.40920 |
1972 | 44 (-2 from 1971) | 7164 (-1062 from 1971) | 0.42794 |
1971 | 42 (-2 from 1970) | 8226 (-688 from 1970) | 0.45251 |
1970 | 40 (-2 from 1969) | 8914 (-287 from 1969) | 0.46798 |
1969 | 38 (-2 from 1968) | 9201 (-179 from 1968) | 0.50302 |
1968 | 36 No change from 1967 | 9380 (-321 from 1967) | 0.52832 |
1967 | 36 (+1 from 1966) | 9701 (-239 from 1966) | 0.54517 |
1966 | 37 (-3 from 1965) | 9940 (-740 from 1965) | 0.54687 |
1965 | 34 (-1 from 1964) | 10680 (-1109 from 1964) | 0.56371 |
1964 | 33 (+1 from 1963) | 11789 (-290 from 1963) | 0.58159 |
1963 | 34 (-2 from 1962) | 12079 (-462 from 1962) | 0.58504 |
1962 | 32 (-1 from 1961) | 12541 (-1103 from 1961) | 0.59671 |
1961 | 31 (+2 from 1960) | 13644 (-417 from 1960) | 0.63255 |
1960 | 33 (-1 from 1959) | 14061 (-945 from 1959) | 0.64936 |
1959 | 32 (-1 from 1958) | 15006 (-635 from 1958) | 0.69265 |
1958 | 31 (-2 from 1957) | 15641 (-1238 from 1957) | 0.72584 |
1957 | 29 (-2 from 1956) | 16879 (-358 from 1956) | 0.77112 |
1956 | 27 (-1 from 1955) | 17237 (-929 from 1955) | 0.80313 |
1955 | 26 (-2 from 1954) | 18166 (-535 from 1954) | 0.86908 |
1954 | 24 (-2 from 1953) | 18701 (-476 from 1953) | 0.90381 |
1953 | 22 No change from 1952 | 19177 (-642 from 1952) | 0.95779 |
1952 | 22 No change from 1951 | 19819 (-395 from 1951) | 1.00436 |
1951 | 22 (-2 from 1950) | 20214 (+32 from 1950) | 1.05739 |
1950 | 20 (-2 from 1949) | 20182 (-1128 from 1949) | 1.10963 |
1949 | 18 (-2 from 1948) | 21310 (-615 from 1948) | 1.18257 |
1948 | 16 No change from 1947 | 21925 (-1990 from 1947) | 1.22984 |
1947 | 16 No change from 1946 | 23915 (+2341 from 1946) | 1.28743 |
1946 | 16 (-1 from 1945) | 21574 (+2251 from 1945) | 1.30721 |
1945 | 15 (-1 from 1944) | 19323 (-1095 from 1944) | 1.40895 |
1944 | 14 No change from 1943 | 20418 (-1275 from 1943) | 1.46981 |
1943 | 14 No change from 1942 | 21693 (+420 from 1942) | 1.49132 |
1942 | 14 (-1 from 1941) | 21273 (+2013 from 1941) | 1.51055 |
1941 | 13 (-2 from 1940) | 19260 (+947 from 1940) | 1.53483 |
1940 | 11 No change from 1939 | 18313 (+426 from 1939) | 1.54388 |
1939 | 11 No change from 1938 | 17887 (-549 from 1938) | 1.57830 |
1938 | 11 (-1 from 1937) | 18436 (-2 from 1937) | 1.62218 |
1937 | 10 (-1 from 1936) | 18438 (+240 from 1936) | 1.68592 |
1936 | 9 (-1 from 1935) | 18198 (-364 from 1935) | 1.70986 |
1935 | 8 No change from 1934 | 18562 (+62 from 1934) | 1.73543 |
1934 | 8 No change from 1933 | 18500 (+144 from 1933) | 1.74210 |
1933 | 8 No change from 1932 | 18356 (-2082 from 1932) | 1.79927 |
1932 | 8 No change from 1931 | 20438 (-248 from 1931) | 1.90221 |
1931 | 8 No change from 1930 | 20686 (-2101 from 1930) | 1.93368 |
1930 | 8 No change from 1929 | 22787 (-233 from 1929) | 2.01742 |
1929 | 8 No change from 1928 | 23020 (-1371 from 1928) | 2.07835 |
1928 | 8 (-1 from 1927) | 24391 (-1558 from 1927) | 2.13738 |
1927 | 7 (-1 from 1926) | 25949 (+40 from 1926) | 2.23329 |
1926 | 6 No change from 1925 | 25909 (-652 from 1925) | 2.26192 |
1925 | 6 No change from 1924 | 26561 (-813 from 1924) | 2.30680 |
1924 | 6 No change from 1923 | 27374 (+350 from 1923) | 2.34160 |
1923 | 6 No change from 1922 | 27024 (-326 from 1922) | 2.38670 |
1922 | 6 No change from 1921 | 27350 (-126 from 1921) | 2.43069 |
1921 | 6 No change from 1920 | 27476 (+585 from 1920) | 2.41456 |
1920 | 6 No change from 1919 | 26891 (+1721 from 1919) | 2.44290 |
1919 | 6 No change from 1918 | 25170 (-1148 from 1918) | 2.47901 |
1918 | 6 No change from 1917 | 26318 (+2122 from 1917) | 2.50970 |
1917 | 6 (+1 from 1916) | 24196 (+815 from 1916) | 2.52224 |
1916 | 7 (-1 from 1915) | 23381 (+1074 from 1915) | 2.53249 |
1915 | 6 No change from 1914 | 22307 (+4705 from 1914) | 2.53222 |
1914 | 6 No change from 1913 | 17602 (+3728 from 1913) | 2.57595 |
1913 | 6 No change from 1912 | 13874 (+2140 from 1912) | 2.58724 |
1912 | 6 (-2 from 1911) | 11734 (+5148 from 1911) | 2.59915 |
1911 | 4 (+1 from 1910) | 6586 (+1145 from 1910) | 2.72831 |
1910 | 5 (-1 from 1909) | 5441 (+753 from 1909) | 2.60939 |
1909 | 4 No change from 1908 | 4688 (+104 from 1908) | 2.65064 |
1908 | 4 No change from 1907 | 4584 (+139 from 1907) | 2.75535 |
1907 | 4 No change from 1906 | 4445 (+244 from 1906) | 2.80293 |
1906 | 4 No change from 1905 | 4201 (-55 from 1905) | 2.91602 |
1905 | 4 No change from 1904 | 4256 (+37 from 1904) | 2.97138 |
1904 | 4 No change from 1903 | 4219 (+258 from 1903) | 3.04614 |
1903 | 4 No change from 1902 | 3961 (-262 from 1902) | 3.06290 |
1902 | 4 No change from 1901 | 4223 (+614 from 1901) | 3.18117 |
1901 | 4 No change from 1900 | 3609 (-1794 from 1900) | 3.12219 |
1900 | 4 No change from 1899 | 5403 (+1385 from 1899) | 3.33263 |
1899 | 4 No change from 1898 | 4018 (-835 from 1898) | 3.48803 |
1898 | 4 No change from 1897 | 4853 (+775 from 1897) | 3.67376 |
1897 | 4 No change from 1896 | 4078 (-208 from 1896) | 3.34421 |
1896 | 4 No change from 1895 | 4286 (-3 from 1895) | 3.32068 |
1895 | 4 No change from 1894 | 4289 (-76 from 1894) | 3.38671 |
1894 | 4 No change from 1893 | 4365 (+45 from 1893) | 3.49502 |
1893 | 4 No change from 1892 | 4320 (-440 from 1892) | 3.56904 |
1892 | 4 No change from 1891 | 4760 (+829 from 1891) | 3.62109 |
1891 | 4 No change from 1890 | 3931 (-527 from 1890) | 3.59768 |
1890 | 4 No change from 1889 | 4458 (+28 from 1889) | 3.72431 |
1889 | 4 No change from 1888 | 4430 (-482 from 1888) | 3.72169 |
1888 | 4 No change from 1887 | 4912 (+628 from 1887) | 3.78117 |
1887 | 4 No change from 1886 | 4284 (-387 from 1886) | 3.91909 |
1886 | 4 No change from 1885 | 4671 (-3 from 1885) | 3.92386 |
1885 | 4 No change from 1884 | 4674 (-287 from 1884) | 4.03122 |
1884 | 4 (+1 from 1883) | 4961 (+225 from 1883) | 4.04194 |
1883 | 5 (-1 from 1882) | 4736 (-457 from 1882) | 4.21071 |
1882 | 4 No change from 1881 | 5193 (+529 from 1881) | 4.25548 |
1881 | 4 (+1 from 1880) | 4664 (-462 from 1880) | 4.30751 |
1880 | 5 First SSA data recorded | 5126 First SSA data recorded | 4.32943 |
American States Popularity Rankings for George
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )New York (NY)
#1132021 | #1022022 | #1142023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#1132021 | #1442022 | #1252023 |
California (CA)
#1782021 | #1802022 | #1572023 |
Illinois (IL)
#932021 | #1052022 | #882023 |
Texas (TX)
#1622021 | #1972022 | #1732023 |
Ohio (OH)
#1212021 | #1452022 | #1612023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#1272021 | #1502022 | #1102023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#712021 | #712022 | #732023 |
Michigan (MI)
#1372021 | #1402022 | #1482023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#1412021 | #1272022 | #1292023 |
Georgia (GA)
#1542021 | #1362022 | #1702023 |
Virginia (VA)
#1362021 | #952022 | #922023 |
Florida (FL)
#1882021 | #1882022 | #1502023 |
Alabama (AL)
#1552021 | #1732022 | #1202023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#1262021 | #1542022 | #1352023 |
Missouri (MO)
#1402021 | #1112022 | #1312023 |
Maryland (MD)
#1332021 | #1732022 | #1372023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#1422021 | #1842022 | #1522023 |
Indiana (IN)
#1572021 | #1512022 | #1842023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#1342021 | #1582022 | #892023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#2052021 | #1592022 | #1802023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#1562021 | #1932022 | #1422023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#862021 | #872022 | #872023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#1152021 | #1432022 | #1142023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#1022021 | #1032022 | #892023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#2112019 | #1782021 | #3112022 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#1912021 | #1742022 | #2492023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#1952021 | #1492022 | #1652023 |
Washington (WA)
#1052021 | #1382022 | #1412023 |
Iowa (IA)
#1752021 | #1402022 | #1822023 |
Kansas (KS)
#802021 | #1662022 | #812023 |
Colorado (CO)
#1332021 | #1212022 | #1432023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#222021 | #302022 | #222023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#2362021 | #1982022 | #2362023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#822021 | #1532022 | #1822023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#1312021 | #792022 | #1572023 |
Maine (ME)
#1432021 | #1082022 | #742023 |
Oregon (OR)
#1452021 | #1442022 | #1672023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#1382021 | #1522022 | #1392023 |
Utah (UT)
#1302021 | #962022 | #1342023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#2292021 | #2412022 | #2642023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#862021 | #772022 | #1042023 |
Montana (MT)
#1022021 | #1802022 | #1712023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#1662021 | #942022 | #952023 |
Delaware (DE)
#1882021 | #2202022 | #932023 |
Idaho (ID)
#1672021 | #1152022 | #1152023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#1562021 | #952022 | #1792023 |
Vermont (VT)
#842020 | #1152022 | #822023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#1382015 | #852016 | #902022 |
Nevada (NV)
#1712021 | #2132022 | #1672023 |
Alaska (AK)
#962021 | #1342022 | #802023 |
Popularity Rankings for George in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in England and Wales
#22019 | #22020 | #32021 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#52021 | #72022 | #72023 |
Popularity in Romania
#162005 | #182006 | #202007 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#262021 | #282022 | #242023 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#312021 | #382022 | #252023 |
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#282017 | #432018 | #432019 |
Popularity in Scotland
#522021 | #462022 | #582023 |
Popularity in Canada
#842021 | #1042022 | #892023 |
Popularity in Ireland
#842021 | #892022 | #1052023 |
Popularity in Belgium
#1892020 | #1952021 | #1882022 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#1942020 | #2012021 | #1922022 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#3152007 | #2882008 | #3512012 |
Popularity in Sweden
#3282022 | #3472023 |
Popularity in Norway
#3782020 | #4542021 | #3522023 |
Popularity in Poland
#4052019 | #3702020 | #4592022 |
Popularity in Germany
#3832018 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#7182020 | #5012021 | #5622022 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is George a Name for Boys or Girls?
George is mainly a boy’s name. The name’s historical and cultural significance, particularly with figures like Saint George and various monarchs, has established it as a favored and enduring choice for boys.
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