George
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George is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “farmer”. In 2025 it ranked 7th for boys in the UK (3,223 babies) and 126th for boys in the US (2,848 babies).
What does George mean?
Greek: from Greek georgos
“farmer”
St George is the patron saint of England, and six British kings have been called George.
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Is George a girl's or a boy's name?
George is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3,223 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 2,848 boys in the US.
How popular is George in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #7among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,223about 1 in 93 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 14%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,223 boys in the UK were named George, making it the 7th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 5,417 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named George since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named George in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 7th in England and Wales, 50th in Scotland and 34th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#3), 1914 (#3), 1924 (#3), 1934 (#10), 1944 (#21), 1954 (#35), 1964 (#54), 1974 (#83), 1984 (#71), 1994 (#21), 2004 (#17), 2014 (#7) and 2024 (#6).
George in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,223 | #7 |
| 2024 | 3,398 | #6 |
| 2023 | 3,646 | #6 |
| 2022 | 3,861 | #5 |
| 2021 | 4,307 | #3 |
| 2020 | 4,264 | #3 |
| 2019 | 4,781 | #2 |
| 2018 | 5,129 | #2 |
| 2017 | 5,087 | #3 |
| 2016 | 5,417 | #4 |
| 2015 | 5,054 | #6 |
| 2014 | 4,454 | #10 |
| 2013 | 4,328 | #11 |
| 2012 | 4,523 | #13 |
| 2011 | 4,441 | #14 |
| 2010 | 4,625 | #12 |
| 2009 | 4,429 | #12 |
| 2008 | 4,313 | #12 |
| 2007 | 4,051 | #14 |
| 2006 | 3,873 | #18 |
| 2005 | 3,624 | #20 |
| 2004 | 3,651 | #19 |
| 2003 | 3,548 | #21 |
| 2002 | 3,755 | #20 |
| 2001 | 3,945 | #18 |
| 2000 | 4,127 | #20 |
| 1999 | 4,357 | #19 |
| 1998 | 4,629 | #19 |
| 1997 | 4,688 | #20 |
| 1996 | 4,369 | #22 |
How popular is George in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #126among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,848about 1 in 600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.3%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,848 boys in the US were named George, making it the 126th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 132nd. Its busiest year was 1921, with 27,476 boys. 5 girls were also named George in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named George in the US since 1880 were born between 1922 and 1957, the years shaded on the chart below.
George in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,848 | #126 |
| 2024 | 2,902 | #123 |
| 2023 | 2,697 | #136 |
| 2022 | 2,640 | #142 |
| 2021 | 2,799 | #134 |
| 2020 | 2,775 | #132 |
| 2019 | 3,197 | #120 |
| 2018 | 3,083 | #127 |
| 2017 | 3,169 | #124 |
| 2016 | 3,313 | #126 |
| 2015 | 3,053 | #135 |
| 2014 | 3,007 | #135 |
| 2013 | 2,559 | #157 |
| 2012 | 2,334 | #166 |
| 2011 | 2,318 | #165 |
| 2010 | 2,374 | #165 |
| 2009 | 2,381 | #163 |
| 2008 | 2,553 | #155 |
| 2007 | 2,760 | #148 |
| 2006 | 2,701 | #153 |
| 2005 | 2,823 | #139 |
| 2004 | 2,735 | #146 |
| 2003 | 2,910 | #138 |
| 2002 | 3,018 | #131 |
| 2001 | 3,088 | #129 |
| 2000 | 3,037 | #130 |
| 1999 | 3,041 | #123 |
| 1998 | 3,044 | #125 |
| 1997 | 3,177 | #121 |
| 1996 | 3,228 | #118 |
| 1995 | 3,286 | #115 |
| 1994 | 3,317 | #110 |
| 1993 | 3,513 | #104 |
| 1992 | 3,894 | #95 |
| 1991 | 4,179 | #87 |
| 1990 | 4,567 | #79 |
| 1989 | 4,513 | #79 |
| 1988 | 4,296 | #78 |
| 1987 | 4,089 | #77 |
| 1986 | 4,348 | #74 |
| 1985 | 4,259 | #72 |
| 1984 | 4,265 | #68 |
| 1983 | 4,495 | #65 |
| 1982 | 4,990 | #62 |
| 1981 | 5,157 | #61 |
| 1980 | 5,300 | #60 |
| 1979 | 5,263 | #57 |
| 1978 | 5,297 | #58 |
| 1977 | 5,606 | #57 |
| 1976 | 5,556 | #53 |
| 1975 | 5,847 | #53 |
| 1974 | 6,283 | #49 |
| 1973 | 6,601 | #46 |
| 1972 | 7,167 | #44 |
| 1971 | 8,226 | #42 |
| 1970 | 8,911 | #40 |
| 1969 | 9,199 | #38 |
| 1968 | 9,382 | #36 |
| 1967 | 9,699 | #36 |
| 1966 | 9,941 | #37 |
| 1965 | 10,680 | #34 |
| 1964 | 11,792 | #33 |
| 1963 | 12,079 | #34 |
| 1962 | 12,544 | #32 |
| 1961 | 13,644 | #31 |
| 1960 | 14,063 | #33 |
| 1959 | 15,012 | #32 |
| 1958 | 15,637 | #31 |
| 1957 | 16,887 | #29 |
| 1956 | 17,232 | #27 |
| 1955 | 18,167 | #26 |
| 1954 | 18,704 | #24 |
| 1953 | 19,176 | #22 |
| 1952 | 19,821 | #22 |
| 1951 | 20,212 | #22 |
| 1950 | 20,183 | #20 |
| 1949 | 21,308 | #18 |
| 1948 | 21,926 | #16 |
| 1947 | 23,916 | #16 |
| 1946 | 21,575 | #16 |
| 1945 | 19,327 | #15 |
| 1944 | 20,419 | #14 |
| 1943 | 21,692 | #14 |
| 1942 | 21,275 | #14 |
| 1941 | 19,260 | #13 |
| 1940 | 18,315 | #11 |
| 1939 | 17,886 | #11 |
| 1938 | 18,435 | #11 |
| 1937 | 18,439 | #10 |
| 1936 | 18,197 | #9 |
| 1935 | 18,564 | #8 |
| 1934 | 18,500 | #8 |
| 1933 | 18,356 | #8 |
| 1932 | 20,439 | #8 |
| 1931 | 20,685 | #8 |
| 1930 | 22,788 | #8 |
| 1929 | 23,020 | #8 |
| 1928 | 24,391 | #8 |
| 1927 | 25,949 | #7 |
| 1926 | 25,910 | #6 |
| 1925 | 26,560 | #6 |
| 1924 | 27,373 | #6 |
| 1923 | 27,025 | #6 |
| 1922 | 27,350 | #6 |
| 1921 | 27,476 | #6 |
| 1920 | 26,891 | #6 |
| 1919 | 25,170 | #6 |
| 1918 | 26,318 | #6 |
| 1917 | 24,196 | #6 |
| 1916 | 23,381 | #7 |
| 1915 | 22,307 | #6 |
| 1914 | 17,602 | #6 |
| 1913 | 13,874 | #6 |
| 1912 | 11,734 | #6 |
| 1911 | 6,586 | #4 |
| 1910 | 5,441 | #5 |
| 1909 | 4,688 | #4 |
| 1908 | 4,584 | #4 |
| 1907 | 4,445 | #4 |
| 1906 | 4,201 | #4 |
| 1905 | 4,256 | #4 |
| 1904 | 4,219 | #4 |
| 1903 | 3,961 | #4 |
| 1902 | 4,223 | #4 |
| 1901 | 3,609 | #4 |
| 1900 | 5,403 | #4 |
| 1899 | 4,018 | #4 |
| 1898 | 4,853 | #4 |
| 1897 | 4,078 | #4 |
| 1896 | 4,286 | #4 |
| 1895 | 4,289 | #4 |
| 1894 | 4,365 | #4 |
| 1893 | 4,320 | #4 |
| 1892 | 4,760 | #4 |
| 1891 | 3,931 | #4 |
| 1890 | 4,458 | #4 |
| 1889 | 4,430 | #4 |
| 1888 | 4,912 | #4 |
| 1887 | 4,284 | #4 |
| 1886 | 4,671 | #4 |
| 1885 | 4,674 | #4 |
| 1884 | 4,961 | #4 |
| 1883 | 4,736 | #5 |
| 1882 | 5,193 | #4 |
| 1881 | 4,664 | #4 |
| 1880 | 5,126 | #5 |
Nicknames for George
- Georgie 182 girls in the UK in 2025
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