Meaning not yet researched.
George: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 2,848 in 2025. Its best rank was #4 in 1911.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #4 in 1911; #126 in 2025. About 99.8% of babies named George in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#126 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1911, at #4.
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George: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 2,848 boys in 2025. Peak: #4 in 1911 · most boys in one year: 27,476 (1921).
In 2025, 2,848 US boys were named George, making it the 126th most common boys’ name of the year, down 3 places from #123 in 2024. That is 54 fewer than the 2,902 boys named George in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #4, reached in 1911. The most boys given the name in a single year was 27,476, in 1921. For comparison, it was #135 in 2015 and #20 in 1950.
Social Security card records list George in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 5,152 babies with the name. In all, 1,497,260 US babies have been given the name, 0.7% of them girls and 99% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1920s, with 264,005 babies named George.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 29,423 US boys were named George; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 3,313. In 2025 that was about 1 in 600 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, George ranked highest in District of Columbia in 2025, at #10 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 15 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Jorge (140,166 babies since 1880), Yuri (6,224 babies since 1880), Jordi (3,780 babies since 1880) and Jori (2,473 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Georges, Georg and Georgi are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Georgie.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Georges (902), Georg (497), Georgi (493), Jurgen (450), Jerzy (322), Juri (296), Joris (59), Juris (46), Georgy (41), Georgea (24), Jorn (11), Jyri (9), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0).
George is listed as a nickname for Georgine.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 4 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 33 | #10 | #39 |
| Minnesota | 90 | #59 | #90 |
| Maine | 18 | #63 | #124 |
| Massachusetts | 97 | #66 | #73 |
| New Hampshire | 22 | #69 | #119 |
| Vermont | 7 | #70 | #127 |
| Rhode Island | 14 | #74 | #119 |
| Illinois | 146 | #76 | #105 |
| Connecticut | 43 | #83 | #93 |
| Wisconsin | 67 | #87 | #128 |
| Virginia | 96 | #92 | #105 |
| Kansas | 39 | #93 | #168 |
| Missouri | 66 | #99 | #116 |
| New York | 174 | #100 | #99 |
| Alaska | 8 | #100 | #180 |
| South Carolina | 52 | #101 | #127 |
| Alabama | 52 | #102 | #125 |
| Montana | 12 | #103 | #164 |
| Colorado | 65 | #108 | #141 |
| Idaho | 23 | #111 | #111 |
| Georgia | 102 | #114 | #139 |
| Indiana | 70 | #114 | #147 |
| Pennsylvania | 110 | #115 | #144 |
| Louisiana | 42 | #121 | #204 |
| Iowa | 33 | #121 | #210 |
| Oregon | 33 | #121 | #156 |
| Michigan | 81 | #124 | #130 |
| North Carolina | 99 | #126 | #129 |
| Tennessee | 75 | #127 | #143 |
| Ohio | 106 | #129 | #135 |
| Utah | 40 | #129 | #136 |
| Maryland | 46 | #130 | #131 |
| Oklahoma | 33 | #143 | #169 |
| Washington | 53 | #158 | #131 |
| North Dakota | 8 | #160 | — |
| California | 236 | #165 | #143 |
| Florida | 131 | #165 | #185 |
| New Jersey | 61 | #166 | #114 |
| Texas | 210 | #175 | #178 |
| Kentucky | 31 | #185 | #151 |
| New Mexico | 11 | #186 | #193 |
| Nebraska | 14 | #189 | #184 |
| Mississippi | 16 | #192 | #167 |
| Arkansas | 18 | #203 | #228 |
| Arizona | 38 | #220 | #183 |
| South Dakota | 5 | #274 | — |
| Nevada | 9 | #335 | #141 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #15,702 | 2,848 | #126 |
| 2024 | 7 | #12,619 | 2,902 | #123 |
| 2023 | — | — | 2,697 | #136 |
| 2022 | — | — | 2,640 | #142 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,643 | 2,799 | #134 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,600 | 2,775 | #132 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,726 | 3,197 | #120 |
| 2018 | — | — | 3,083 | #127 |
| 2017 | — | — | 3,169 | #125 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,965 | 3,313 | #126 |
| 2015 | — | — | 3,053 | #135 |
| 2014 | — | — | 3,007 | #135 |
| 2013 | — | — | 2,559 | #157 |
| 2012 | 5 | #17,780 | 2,334 | #166 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,847 | 2,318 | #165 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,971 | 2,374 | #165 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,909 | 2,381 | #163 |
| 2008 | — | — | 2,553 | #155 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,964 | 2,760 | #148 |
| 2006 | 7 | #14,078 | 2,701 | #153 |
| 2005 | 8 | #12,212 | 2,823 | #139 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,969 | 2,735 | #146 |
| 2003 | 5 | #16,614 | 2,910 | #138 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,512 | 3,018 | #131 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,389 | 3,088 | #129 |
| 2000 | 7 | #12,238 | 3,037 | #130 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,886 | 3,041 | #123 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,937 | 3,044 | #125 |
| 1997 | 7 | #11,234 | 3,177 | #121 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,878 | 3,228 | #118 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,777 | 3,286 | #115 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,535 | 3,317 | #110 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,763 | 3,513 | #104 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,187 | 3,894 | #95 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,869 | 4,179 | #87 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,920 | 4,567 | #79 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,815 | 4,513 | #79 |
| 1988 | 37 | #2,818 | 4,296 | #78 |
| 1987 | 34 | #2,868 | 4,089 | #77 |
| 1986 | 32 | #2,929 | 4,348 | #74 |
| 1985 | 37 | #2,612 | 4,259 | #72 |
| 1984 | 32 | #2,801 | 4,265 | #68 |
| 1983 | 41 | #2,323 | 4,495 | #65 |
| 1982 | 51 | #2,033 | 4,990 | #62 |
| 1981 | 41 | #2,386 | 5,157 | #61 |
| 1980 | 38 | #2,500 | 5,300 | #60 |
| 1979 | 49 | #2,060 | 5,263 | #57 |
| 1978 | 39 | #2,323 | 5,297 | #58 |
| 1977 | 53 | #1,885 | 5,606 | #57 |
| 1976 | 29 | #2,679 | 5,556 | #53 |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,737 | 5,847 | #53 |
| 1974 | 55 | #1,670 | 6,283 | #49 |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,739 | 6,601 | #46 |
| 1972 | 54 | #1,658 | 7,167 | #44 |
| 1971 | 59 | #1,604 | 8,226 | #42 |
| 1970 | 67 | #1,492 | 8,911 | #40 |
| 1969 | 73 | #1,334 | 9,199 | #38 |
| 1968 | 62 | #1,441 | 9,382 | #36 |
| 1967 | 78 | #1,206 | 9,699 | #36 |
| 1966 | 70 | #1,297 | 9,941 | #37 |
| 1965 | 78 | #1,220 | 10,680 | #34 |
| 1964 | 70 | #1,345 | 11,792 | #33 |
| 1963 | 81 | #1,223 | 12,079 | #34 |
| 1962 | 62 | #1,410 | 12,544 | #32 |
| 1961 | 92 | #1,149 | 13,644 | #31 |
| 1960 | 83 | #1,193 | 14,063 | #33 |
| 1959 | 105 | #1,040 | 15,012 | #32 |
| 1958 | 84 | #1,158 | 15,637 | #31 |
| 1957 | 106 | #1,017 | 16,887 | #29 |
| 1956 | 87 | #1,106 | 17,232 | #27 |
| 1955 | 107 | #958 | 18,167 | #26 |
| 1954 | 102 | #958 | 18,704 | #24 |
| 1953 | 103 | #932 | 19,176 | #22 |
| 1952 | 108 | #889 | 19,821 | #22 |
| 1951 | 111 | #852 | 20,212 | #22 |
| 1950 | 110 | #836 | 20,183 | #20 |
| 1949 | 109 | #847 | 21,308 | #18 |
| 1948 | 129 | #749 | 21,926 | #16 |
| 1947 | 120 | #791 | 23,916 | #16 |
| 1946 | 119 | #752 | 21,575 | #16 |
| 1945 | 128 | #647 | 19,327 | #15 |
| 1944 | 128 | #656 | 20,419 | #14 |
| 1943 | 151 | #617 | 21,692 | #14 |
| 1942 | 150 | #612 | 21,275 | #14 |
| 1941 | 113 | #667 | 19,260 | #13 |
| 1940 | 129 | #614 | 18,315 | #11 |
| 1939 | 142 | #566 | 17,886 | #11 |
| 1938 | 142 | #576 | 18,435 | #11 |
| 1937 | 144 | #567 | 18,439 | #10 |
| 1936 | 127 | #588 | 18,197 | #9 |
| 1935 | 154 | #517 | 18,564 | #8 |
| 1934 | 160 | #507 | 18,500 | #8 |
| 1933 | 146 | #527 | 18,356 | #8 |
| 1932 | 174 | #501 | 20,439 | #8 |
| 1931 | 171 | #492 | 20,685 | #8 |
| 1930 | 242 | #429 | 22,788 | #8 |
| 1929 | 201 | #473 | 23,020 | #8 |
| 1928 | 230 | #451 | 24,391 | #8 |
| 1927 | 248 | #436 | 25,949 | #7 |
| 1926 | 230 | #445 | 25,910 | #6 |
| 1925 | 207 | #487 | 26,560 | #6 |
| 1924 | 197 | #503 | 27,373 | #6 |
| 1923 | 178 | #530 | 27,025 | #6 |
| 1922 | 197 | #495 | 27,350 | #6 |
| 1921 | 206 | #480 | 27,476 | #6 |
| 1920 | 166 | #556 | 26,891 | #6 |
| 1919 | 164 | #535 | 25,170 | #6 |
| 1918 | 157 | #570 | 26,318 | #6 |
| 1917 | 139 | #571 | 24,196 | #6 |
| 1916 | 135 | #579 | 23,381 | #7 |
| 1915 | 139 | #538 | 22,307 | #6 |
| 1914 | 107 | #544 | 17,602 | #6 |
| 1913 | 77 | #584 | 13,874 | #6 |
| 1912 | 69 | #584 | 11,734 | #6 |
| 1911 | 51 | #597 | 6,586 | #4 |
| 1910 | 58 | #536 | 5,441 | #5 |
| 1909 | 37 | #652 | 4,688 | #4 |
| 1908 | 41 | #584 | 4,584 | #4 |
| 1907 | 44 | #547 | 4,445 | #4 |
| 1906 | 30 | #668 | 4,201 | #4 |
| 1905 | 32 | #626 | 4,256 | #4 |
| 1904 | 26 | #689 | 4,219 | #4 |
| 1903 | 27 | #644 | 3,961 | #4 |
| 1902 | 32 | #584 | 4,223 | #4 |
| 1901 | 27 | #607 | 3,609 | #4 |
| 1900 | 39 | #544 | 5,403 | #4 |
| 1899 | 33 | #519 | 4,018 | #4 |
| 1898 | 51 | #433 | 4,853 | #4 |
| 1897 | 26 | #600 | 4,078 | #4 |
| 1896 | 32 | #528 | 4,286 | #4 |
| 1895 | 46 | #418 | 4,289 | #4 |
| 1894 | 32 | #508 | 4,365 | #4 |
| 1893 | 25 | #565 | 4,320 | #4 |
| 1892 | 40 | #423 | 4,760 | #4 |
| 1891 | 23 | #548 | 3,931 | #4 |
| 1890 | 37 | #417 | 4,458 | #4 |
| 1889 | 42 | #375 | 4,430 | #4 |
| 1888 | 36 | #416 | 4,912 | #4 |
| 1887 | 34 | #369 | 4,284 | #4 |
| 1886 | 38 | #349 | 4,671 | #4 |
| 1885 | 29 | #384 | 4,674 | #4 |
| 1884 | 40 | #307 | 4,961 | #4 |
| 1883 | 22 | #401 | 4,736 | #5 |
| 1882 | 32 | #314 | 5,193 | #4 |
| 1881 | 30 | #286 | 4,664 | #4 |
| 1880 | 26 | #312 | 5,126 | #5 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).