EveryBabyNames

George

4 countries#126 in United States, 2025
US
#126
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#50
in Scotland, 2025
FR
#1032
in France, 2022
NI
#34
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
1,506,831
Peak year (United States)
1921
Peak-year count
27,682
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when George was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandFranceNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

1,497,260 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #126 · peaked in 1921 with 27,682 births

Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Texas

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

6,124 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #50 · peaked in 1974 with 302 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

France

2,381 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #1032 · peaked in 2017 with 65 births

Most common in: Martinique, Paris, Guadeloupe, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

1,066 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #34 · peaked in 2019 with 75 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

George’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#153
2007#148↑5
2008#155↓7
2009#163↓8
2010#165↓2
2011#165
2012#166↓1
2013#157↑9
2014#135↑22
2015#135
2016#126↑9
2017#124↑2
2018#127↓3
2019#120↑7
2020#132↓12
2021#134↓2
2022#142↓8
2023#136↑6
2024#123↑13
2025#126↓3

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