George
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #126 for boys in 2025, 2,848 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1911 · 6,586 births
- Debut · boys
- 5,126 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 113 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,487,297since 1880
George over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #126 | 2,848 |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #123 | 2,902 |
| 2023 | — | #136 | 2,697 | |
| 2022 | — | #142 | 2,640 | |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #134 | 2,799 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #132 | 2,775 |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #120 | 3,197 |
| 2018 | — | #127 | 3,083 | |
| 2017 | — | #124 | 3,169 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #126 | 3,313 |
| 2015 | — | #135 | 3,053 | |
| 2014 | — | #135 | 3,007 | |
| 2013 | — | #157 | 2,559 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #166 | 2,334 |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #165 | 2,318 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #165 | 2,374 |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #163 | 2,381 |
| 2008 | — | #155 | 2,553 | |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #148 | 2,760 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #153 | 2,701 |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #139 | 2,823 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #146 | 2,735 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #138 | 2,910 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #131 | 3,018 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #129 | 3,088 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #130 | 3,037 |
| 1999 | #7,716 | 12 | #123 | 3,041 |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #125 | 3,044 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #121 | 3,177 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #118 | 3,228 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #115 | 3,286 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | #110 | 3,317 |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | #104 | 3,513 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #95 | 3,894 |
| 1991 | #4,808 | 20 | #87 | 4,179 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 | #79 | 4,567 |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 | #79 | 4,513 |
| 1988 | #2,803 | 37 | #78 | 4,296 |
| 1987 | #2,852 | 34 | #77 | 4,089 |
| 1986 | #2,903 | 32 | #74 | 4,348 |
| 1985 | #2,601 | 37 | #72 | 4,259 |
| 1984 | #2,781 | 32 | #68 | 4,265 |
| 1983 | #2,310 | 41 | #65 | 4,495 |
| 1982 | #2,024 | 51 | #62 | 4,990 |
| 1981 | #2,375 | 41 | #61 | 5,157 |
| 1980 | #2,486 | 38 | #60 | 5,300 |
| 1979 | #2,050 | 49 | #57 | 5,263 |
| 1978 | #2,305 | 39 | #58 | 5,297 |
| 1977 | #1,877 | 53 | #57 | 5,606 |
| 1976 | #2,664 | 29 | #53 | 5,556 |
| 1975 | #1,729 | 54 | #53 | 5,847 |
| 1974 | #1,667 | 55 | #49 | 6,283 |
| 1973 | #1,732 | 51 | #46 | 6,601 |
| 1972 | #1,655 | 54 | #44 | 7,167 |
| 1971 | #1,594 | 59 | #42 | 8,226 |
| 1970 | #1,490 | 67 | #40 | 8,911 |
| 1969 | #1,325 | 73 | #38 | 9,199 |
| 1968 | #1,435 | 62 | #36 | 9,382 |
| 1967 | #1,204 | 78 | #36 | 9,699 |
| 1966 | #1,291 | 70 | #37 | 9,941 |
| 1965 | #1,218 | 78 | #34 | 10,680 |
| 1964 | #1,344 | 70 | #33 | 11,792 |
| 1963 | #1,218 | 81 | #34 | 12,079 |
| 1962 | #1,407 | 62 | #32 | 12,544 |
| 1961 | #1,144 | 92 | #31 | 13,644 |
| 1960 | #1,192 | 83 | #33 | 14,063 |
| 1959 | #1,036 | 105 | #32 | 15,012 |
| 1958 | #1,157 | 84 | #31 | 15,637 |
| 1957 | #1,015 | 106 | #29 | 16,887 |
| 1956 | #1,105 | 87 | #27 | 17,232 |
| 1955 | #953 | 107 | #26 | 18,167 |
| 1954 | #958 | 102 | #24 | 18,704 |
| 1953 | #932 | 103 | #22 | 19,176 |
| 1952 | #887 | 108 | #22 | 19,821 |
| 1951 | #852 | 111 | #22 | 20,212 |
| 1950 | #833 | 110 | #20 | 20,183 |
| 1949 | #847 | 109 | #18 | 21,308 |
| 1948 | #747 | 129 | #16 | 21,926 |
| 1947 | #791 | 120 | #16 | 23,916 |
| 1946 | #748 | 119 | #16 | 21,575 |
| 1945 | #646 | 128 | #15 | 19,327 |
| 1944 | #655 | 128 | #14 | 20,419 |
| 1943 | #616 | 151 | #14 | 21,692 |
| 1942 | #611 | 150 | #14 | 21,275 |
| 1941 | #667 | 113 | #13 | 19,260 |
| 1940 | #614 | 129 | #11 | 18,315 |
| 1939 | #565 | 142 | #11 | 17,886 |
| 1938 | #576 | 142 | #11 | 18,435 |
| 1937 | #565 | 144 | #10 | 18,439 |
| 1936 | #588 | 127 | #9 | 18,197 |
| 1935 | #516 | 154 | #8 | 18,564 |
| 1934 | #506 | 160 | #8 | 18,500 |
| 1933 | #526 | 146 | #8 | 18,356 |
| 1932 | #500 | 174 | #8 | 20,439 |
| 1931 | #492 | 171 | #8 | 20,685 |
| 1930 | #427 | 242 | #8 | 22,788 |
| 1929 | #473 | 201 | #8 | 23,020 |
| 1928 | #451 | 230 | #8 | 24,391 |
| 1927 | #436 | 248 | #7 | 25,949 |
| 1926 | #445 | 230 | #6 | 25,910 |
| 1925 | #487 | 207 | #6 | 26,560 |
| 1924 | #503 | 197 | #6 | 27,373 |
| 1923 | #530 | 178 | #6 | 27,025 |
| 1922 | #495 | 197 | #6 | 27,350 |
| 1921 | #480 | 206 | #6 | 27,476 |
| 1920 | #555 | 166 | #6 | 26,891 |
| 1919 | #534 | 164 | #6 | 25,170 |
| 1918 | #569 | 157 | #6 | 26,318 |
| 1917 | #571 | 139 | #6 | 24,196 |
| 1916 | #577 | 135 | #7 | 23,381 |
| 1915 | #537 | 139 | #6 | 22,307 |
| 1914 | #540 | 107 | #6 | 17,602 |
| 1913 | #579 | 77 | #6 | 13,874 |
| 1912 | #582 | 69 | #6 | 11,734 |
| 1911 | #594 | 51 | #4 | 6,586 |
| 1910 | #536 | 58 | #5 | 5,441 |
| 1909 | #644 | 37 | #4 | 4,688 |
| 1908 | #583 | 41 | #4 | 4,584 |
| 1907 | #545 | 44 | #4 | 4,445 |
| 1906 | #661 | 30 | #4 | 4,201 |
| 1905 | #620 | 32 | #4 | 4,256 |
| 1904 | #682 | 26 | #4 | 4,219 |
| 1903 | #640 | 27 | #4 | 3,961 |
| 1902 | #583 | 32 | #4 | 4,223 |
| 1901 | #603 | 27 | #4 | 3,609 |
| 1900 | #543 | 39 | #4 | 5,403 |
| 1899 | #514 | 33 | #4 | 4,018 |
| 1898 | #432 | 51 | #4 | 4,853 |
| 1897 | #594 | 26 | #4 | 4,078 |
| 1896 | #528 | 32 | #4 | 4,286 |
| 1895 | #417 | 46 | #4 | 4,289 |
| 1894 | #504 | 32 | #4 | 4,365 |
| 1893 | #561 | 25 | #4 | 4,320 |
| 1892 | #419 | 40 | #4 | 4,760 |
| 1891 | #541 | 23 | #4 | 3,931 |
| 1890 | #412 | 37 | #4 | 4,458 |
| 1889 | #371 | 42 | #4 | 4,430 |
| 1888 | #413 | 36 | #4 | 4,912 |
| 1887 | #367 | 34 | #4 | 4,284 |
| 1886 | #346 | 38 | #4 | 4,671 |
| 1885 | #380 | 29 | #4 | 4,674 |
| 1884 | #304 | 40 | #4 | 4,961 |
| 1883 | #397 | 22 | #5 | 4,736 |
| 1882 | #314 | 32 | #4 | 5,193 |
| 1881 | #286 | 30 | #4 | 4,664 |
| 1880 | #309 | 26 | #5 | 5,126 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, George was already there! It came in at #5, and was given to 5,126 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1994–2025, when fewer than 3,400 boys a year got the name.
See more about George
- 3 spots since 2024 (#123 → #126)
- 6 spots since 2020 (#132 → #126)
- 9 spots since 2015 (#135 → #126)
- Biggest jump: 22 spots in 2014 (#157 → #135)
- Biggest drop: 14 spots in 2006 (#139 → #153)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1911 at #4 (6,586 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 84 yrs later
- Top 10: 58 yrs · run 1880–1937
- Top 100: 113 yrs · run 1880–1992
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 22 boys born in 1880 were named George (4.6%)
- Latest: 1 in 600 boys born in 2025 (0.17%)
- Its best rank, #4 in 1911, was only 1 in 34 (2.9%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.6% of all boys named George (261,945) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 47,651 | #4 (1882) | #4 |
| 1890s | 43,358 | #4 (1898) | #4 |
| 1900s | 43,589 | #4 (1900) | #4 |
| 1910s | 176,609 | #4 (1911) | #6 |
| 1920s | 261,945 | #6 (1921) | #7 |
| 1930s | 192,289 | #8 (1930) | #9 |
| 1940s | 209,013 | #11 (1940) | #15 |
| 1950s | 181,031 | #20 (1950) | #26 |
| 1960s | 113,023 | #31 (1961) | #34 |
| 1970s | 64,757 | #40 (1970) | #50 |
| 1980s | 45,712 | #60 (1980) | #70 |
| 1990s | 35,246 | #79 (1990) | #108 |
| 2000s | 28,006 | #129 (2001) | #143 |
| 2010s | 28,407 | #120 (2019) | #142 |
| 2020s | 16,661 | #123 (2024) | #132 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
George in 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 24,174 of them was named George, which outranked 83.1% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,284Melynda71
- #1,284Nettie71
- #1,284Toya71
- #1,291George70
- #1,291Amalia70
- #1,291Arnetta70
- #1,291Catalina70
- #1,304Abbie69
- #1,304Cathie69
- #1,304Corine69
Tied with 12 names at #1,291; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 179 of them was named George, which outranked 99.2% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.