George
Top 1000
About George
Iconoclasts though we may be, we like Fred, we like Frank, and we like George, which was among the Top 10 from 1830 to 1950, when the number of little Georges started to decline. Solid, strong, royal and saintly, yet friendly and unpretentious, we think that George is in prime position for a comeback, especially since it was chosen by Britain's royal couple.
George was the name of the king of Britain for 116 straight years, as well as the patron saint of England (Saint George), who slayed the dragon and became a symbol of good conquering evil. America's most famous George is, of course, Washington, the Father of Our Country.
Just a few of the many many possible namesakes are George Handel, Shaw, Bush, Gershwin, Burns, Clooney, Shearing, Steinbrenner, Stephanopoulos, Harrison, Orwell, McGovern, Lucas and Clooney.
Celebrities who have chosen George for their sons include Kristin Scott Thomas, Jane Kaczmarek and Eva Herzigova. George Forman named all five of his sons George.
Not surprisingly, there are Georges scattered through English and American literature, including in two Jane Austen novels, and in Vanity Fair, Uncle Tom's Cabin and An American Tragedy, not to mention Curious George, "George of the Jungle," George Jetson, George Jefferson, George Bailey and George Costanza.
Pronounced JOR-j.
As of October 2026, George ranked #126 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4 in 1899, Nameberry popularity #76.
Editor's take: The name George is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "farmer".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #135 | 3,006 | 1,564.9 |
| 2015 | #135 | 3,053 | 1,592.8 |
| 2016 | #126 | 3,312 | 1,745.2 |
| 2017 | #125 | 3,169 | 1,712.1 |
| 2018 | #127 | 3,083 | 1,697.5 |
| 2019 | #119 | 3,195 | 1,780.7 |
| 2020 | #132 | 2,771 | 1,605.4 |
| 2021 | #134 | 2,795 | 1,597.6 |
| 2022 | #142 | 2,637 | 1,510.3 |
| 2023 | #136 | 2,694 | 1,574.9 |
| 2024 | #124 | 2,890 | 1,677.4 |
| 2025 | #126 | 2,848 | 1,667.4 |
World rankings
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George on lists
Famous Georges
- George I (George Louis)
King of Great Britain
- George II (George Augustus)
King of Great Britain
- George III (George William Frederick)
King of the United Kingdom
- George IV (George Augustus Frederick)
King of the United Kingdom
- George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert)
King of the United Kingdom
- George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George)
King of the United Kingdom
- George I
VIII, Kings of Georgia
- George I and II
Kings of Greece
- George I and II
Emperors of Bulgaria
- George Washington
1st U.S. president
- George Herbert Walker Bush
41st U.S. president
- George Walker Bush
43rd U.S. president
- George Frideric Handel
German,British Baroque composer
- George Gordon
Lord Byron, English Romantic poet
- George Gershwin (born Jacob Gershvin)
American composer and pianist
- George Harrison
English musician of The Beatles
- George Smith Patton Jr.
American WWII general
- George Washington Carver
American scientist and inventor
- George Ellery Hale
American solar astronomer
- George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum)
American actor/comedian
- George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright
- George Floyd
African American man murdered by police, spurring global protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement
- George Clinton
4th Vice President of the United States
- George Raymond Richard Martin
American novelist
- George Brinton McClellan
American Civil War general and politician
- George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr.
American baseball player
- George Fox
English founder of the Quakers
- (George) Ryan Ross III
American musician of band Panic! at the Disco
- George Donaldson
Scottish singer of band Celtic Thunder
- George Ezra (Barnett)
English singer/songwriter
- George Bedford Daniel
British drummer for band The 1975
- George Glenn Jones
American country music singer,songwriter
- George Denis Patrick Carlin
American comedian
- George Shelley
English member of boy band Union J
- George Robert Stephanopoulos
American TV journalist and political adviser
- George Paul Blagden
English actor
- George Walton Lucas
American film director
- George Timothy Clooney
American actor
- George Coleman Eads III
American actor
- George Lopez
American comedian and actor
- James George Frazer
Scottish anthropologist
- George Robey (born George Edward Wade)
English actor/comedian
- George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos
Canadian TV presenter
- George Ragan aka Johnny 3 Tears
musician of American group Hollywood Undead
- George Edward Foreman
American boxer
- George Clinton
American funk musician
- George Herbert Hirst
English cricketer
- George Maxwell Alagiah
British TV journalist
- George Wilcken Romney
American businessman and governor of Michigan
- George Yeoman Pocock
British designer and builder of racing shells for the sport of rowing
- George 'Joji' Miller
Comedian, YouTube personality and musician, widely known for The Filthy Frank Show
- George Alfred Henty
British author
- George Michael
British singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist
- George Michael Cohan
American composer, actor, singer, dancer
- George Smith
singer and guitarist in British band New Hope Club
- George Edward Foreman I
IV, sons of boxer George Foreman
- George Platt
son of American actor Oliver Platt
- George Alexander Louis of Cambridge (b. 2013)
Prince of the United Kingdom; son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
- George Samuel Wright (b. 2013)
son of country music singer Chely Wright
- George Abraham Walker Hanson (b. 2013)
son of musician Zac Hanson
- Georges Seurat
pointilist painter of A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
- George Russell
British Formula 1 driver
George in pop culture
- George Costanza
character on TV's "Seinfeld"
- Curious George
monkey in books by Hans Augusto and Margret Rey
- George Weasley
character in the Harry Potter series, twin of Fred Weasley
- George Bailey
main character in film "It's a Wonderful Life"
- George Banks
father in book/film "Mary Poppins"
- George Banks
main character in the Father of the Bride films
- George Knightley
character in Jane Austen's "Emma"
- George Foyet
character on TV's "Criminal Minds"
- George Crawley
son of Mary and Matthew on TV's "Downton Abbey"
- George Jetson
character on TV's "The Jetsons"
- George Oscar "Gob" Bluth
character on TV's "Arrested Development"
- George Michael Bluth
character on TV's "Arrested Development"
- George O'Malley
character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
- George "Pornstache" Mendez
character on TV's "Orange Is the New Black"
- George
Peppa's little brother on TV's "Peppa Pig"
- George Tucker
character on TV's "Hart of Dixie"
- George Simmons
character in movie "Funny People"
- George Dandin
character in "George Dandin ou le Mari confondu" by Moliere
- George "Sticky" Washington
character in "The Mysterious Benedict Society" series
- George Feeny
character on TV's "Boy Meets World"
- George Wickham
character in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"
- George Benning(s)
character in "The Thing" series
- Georgia "George" Fayne
female character in the Nancy Drew series
- George Osborne
character in "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray
- George Kirk
character in the movie "Star Trek"
- Georgina "George" Kirrin
character in "The Famous Five"
- George Falconer
character in "A Single Man"
- George the Doorman
a character from the Nickelodeon cartoon "Welcome to the Wayne"
- George "Georgie" Denbrough
character in Stephen King's novel "It"
- "Sunday in the Park with George"
musical by Stephen Sondheim, and its main character, George Seurat
- George Lowndes
character in H.D.'s novel "HERmione"
- George
humpback whale in the 1986 film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- George Mullner
character in the video game "Stardew Valley"