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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 |
First appearance
1880
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.
Where George is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Carolina#17 · 1 in 95
- Virginia#21 · 1 in 98
- Maryland#23 · 1 in 95
- Hawaii#25 · 1 in 120
- New Jersey#26 · 1 in 92
Best ever in a state: #1 in Vermont, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #17 | 299 | 1 in 95 |
| Virginia | #21 | 443 | 1 in 98 |
| Maryland | #23 | 347 | 1 in 95 |
| Hawaii | #25 | 62 | 1 in 120 |
| Delaware | #26 | 56 | 1 in 93 |
| Florida | #26 | 437 | 1 in 126 |
| Mississippi | #26 | 228 | 1 in 118 |
| New Jersey | #26 | 689 | 1 in 92 |
| District of Columbia | #28 | 125 | 1 in 119 |
| Massachusetts | #28 | 483 | 1 in 119 |
| Alabama | #29 | 306 | 1 in 122 |
| Pennsylvania | #29 | 1,102 | 1 in 107 |
| Connecticut | #30 | 222 | 1 in 120 |
| New York | #30 | 1,515 | 1 in 119 |
| North Carolina | #30 | 412 | 1 in 128 |
| Georgia | #31 | 365 | 1 in 131 |
| Rhode Island | #31 | 68 | 1 in 132 |
| Kentucky | #32 | 255 | 1 in 135 |
| West Virginia | #32 | 137 | 1 in 137 |
| Louisiana | #33 | 248 | 1 in 166 |
| Texas | #33 | 775 | 1 in 154 |
| Vermont | #34 | 31 | 1 in 127 |
| Illinois | #35 | 667 | 1 in 171 |
| Arizona | #37 | 102 | 1 in 166 |
| Maine | #37 | 69 | 1 in 158 |
| California | #38 | 1,091 | 1 in 173 |
| New Hampshire | #38 | 39 | 1 in 158 |
| Ohio | #40 | 655 | 1 in 170 |
| Arkansas | #41 | 119 | 1 in 164 |
| Nevada | #41 | 20 | 1 in 162 |
| New Mexico | #42 | 75 | 1 in 177 |
| Missouri | #43 | 257 | 1 in 188 |
| Tennessee | #43 | 231 | 1 in 171 |
| Alaska | #45 | 17 | 1 in 184 |
| Michigan | #47 | 441 | 1 in 211 |
| Montana | #48 | 42 | 1 in 183 |
| Colorado | #50 | 107 | 1 in 205 |
| Indiana | #52 | 245 | 1 in 221 |
| Wyoming | #55 | 18 | 1 in 195 |
| Oklahoma | #62 | 101 | 1 in 233 |
| Kansas | #64 | 88 | 1 in 255 |
| Washington | #64 | 120 | 1 in 257 |
| South Dakota | #68 | 26 | 1 in 298 |
| Wisconsin | #68 | 145 | 1 in 327 |
| Idaho | #74 | 27 | 1 in 267 |
| Nebraska | #74 | 50 | 1 in 323 |
| North Dakota | #77 | 20 | 1 in 363 |
| Iowa | #78 | 89 | 1 in 340 |
| Oregon | #79 | 56 | 1 in 314 |
| Minnesota | #88 | 87 | 1 in 474 |
| Utah | #88 | 35 | 1 in 348 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about George
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
31 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1911 at #4 (6,586 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 84 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 58 yrs
- Top 10: 58 yrs · run 1880–1937
- Top 100: 113 yrs · run 1880–1992
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 22
- 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
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 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 1961
girls
#1,144
92 births · 1 in 21,940 girls
boys
#31
13,644 births · 1 in 156 boys
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 21,940 of them was named George, which outranked 84.8% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside George
- #1,136Lesli93
- #1,136Melony93
- #1,136Renata93
- #1,144George92
- #1,144Abbie92
- #1,144Autumn92
- #1,144Cristy92
- #1,155Aline91
- #1,155Eliza91
- #1,155Elnora91
Tied with 10 names at #1,144; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 156 of them was named George, which outranked 99.3% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside George
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.