George

Meaning: Farmer; earth worker
Origin: Greek

Nicknames: Georgie, Jordy, Georgy

Boy's name · #126 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

George has held steady since 1880, standing at #126 in 2025. At one stretch it held the national top 10 for 58 consecutive years.

Across the states

See where George is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

George is especially popular in New Zealand and England & Wales.

#4 in New Zealand (2025) · #7 in England & Wales (2025) · #19 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #21 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #24 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #35 in N. Ireland (2025) · #50 in Scotland (2025) · #113 in Ireland (2025) · #201 in Netherlands (2025) · #213 in Belgium (2025) · #314 in Sweden (2025) · #379 in Ecuador (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Georges

George W. Bush — President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
George Washington — Founding Father and first U.S. president; soldier and slave owner (1732–1799)
George Orwell — British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
George H. W. Bush — President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924–2018)
George Bernard Shaw — Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950)

In stories & tradition

George Weasley — Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
George (MODOK) — Tales of Suspense (comics)
George (Professor Challenger) — The Lost World (book)

What Georges become

Among 24,765 notable people named George:

Military figures appear 2.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. George S. Patton, American swimmer (1885–1945).

Spellings & nicknames

About 180 boys a year are given Jordy as their full name and 130 girls Georgie.

Similar names: Peter · Gerald · Ridge · Thomas · Stephen · Leon

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