George

What George means

Means “farmer, earth worker”

Name of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω- (geō-)) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”) Doub

Source: Wiktionary, “George” (revision 94539616), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is George?

US: Steady: #135 in 2015, #126 now. England & Wales: Falling: down from #4 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1880, when 5,126 boys got the name (#5 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 600 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 88 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 223 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DC (13.06 per 1,000 boys), VT (5.78 per 1,000 boys), NH (4.88 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

George is #126 in the US and #7 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.8% of US babies named George were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

Wiktionary only lists the UK pronunciation so far.

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Jeorge0 US · 3 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like George

Boys

• Philip#527“fond of horses”^*
• Eugene#943“well born”^*
• Peter#187“stone, rock”^*
• Thaddeus#797Editor’s note Down from #703 in 2015 to #797 in 2025 in the US
• Stephen#383“crown, wreath”^*
• Phillip#651Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1960, with 6,047 babies; 425 in 2025

For a sister

• Margaret#112“pearl”^*
• Irene#651“peace”^*
• Dorothy#421Editor’s note Up from #714 in 2015 to #421 in 2025 in the US
• Elaine#304Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1947, with 7,059 babies; 1,007 in 2025
• Georgina#689Feminine form of George, meaning “farmer, earth worker”^*
• Corinne#999“girl, maiden, daughter”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Greek, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like George’s. Rank is US 2025.