George
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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 for boys#126 US
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.
George for girls#15702 US
For girls, typically used as a nickname for names such as Georgia and Georgiana, although Orange is the New Black stars Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli recently used it as a full name for their daughter George Elizabeth.
The adorable little 18th century girl in the Disney Plus series Renegade is called George. In the Nancy Drew series, Nancy’s best friend is Georgia "George" Fayne.
Pronounced JOR-j.
As of October 2026, George ranked #126 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4 in 1899, Nameberry popularity #79.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #135 | 3,006 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #135 | 3,053 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #126 | 3,312 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #125 | 3,169 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #127 | 3,083 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #119 | 3,195 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #132 | 2,771 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #134 | 2,795 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #142 | 2,637 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #136 | 2,694 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #124 | 2,890 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #126 | 2,848 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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George on lists
Famous Georges
- George I (George Louis)Boy
King of Great Britain
- George II (George Augustus)Boy
King of Great Britain
- George III (George William Frederick)Boy
King of the United Kingdom
- George IV (George Augustus Frederick)Boy
King of the United Kingdom
- George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert)Boy
King of the United Kingdom
- George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George)Boy
King of the United Kingdom
- George IBoy
VIII, Kings of Georgia
- George I and IIBoy
Kings of Greece
- George I and IIBoy
Emperors of Bulgaria
- George WashingtonBoy
1st U.S. president
- George Herbert Walker BushBoy
41st U.S. president
- George Walker BushBoy
43rd U.S. president
- George Frideric HandelBoy
German,British Baroque composer
- George GordonBoy
Lord Byron, English Romantic poet
- George Gershwin (born Jacob Gershvin)Boy
American composer and pianist
- George HarrisonBoy
English musician of The Beatles
- George Smith Patton Jr.Boy
American WWII general
- George Washington CarverBoy
American scientist and inventor
- George Ellery HaleBoy
American solar astronomer
- George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum)Boy
American actor/comedian
- George Bernard ShawBoy
Irish playwright
- George FloydBoy
African American man murdered by police, spurring global protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement
- George ClintonBoy
4th Vice President of the United States
- George Raymond Richard MartinBoy
American novelist
- George Brinton McClellanBoy
American Civil War general and politician
- George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr.Boy
American baseball player
- George FoxBoy
English founder of the Quakers
- (George) Ryan Ross IIIBoy
American musician of band Panic! at the Disco
- George DonaldsonBoy
Scottish singer of band Celtic Thunder
- George Ezra (Barnett)Boy
English singer/songwriter
- George Bedford DanielBoy
British drummer for band The 1975
- George Glenn JonesBoy
American country music singer,songwriter
- George Denis Patrick CarlinBoy
American comedian
- George ShelleyBoy
English member of boy band Union J
- George Robert StephanopoulosBoy
American TV journalist and political adviser
- George Paul BlagdenBoy
English actor
- George Walton LucasBoy
American film director
- George Timothy ClooneyBoy
American actor
- George Coleman Eads IIIBoy
American actor
- George LopezBoy
American comedian and actor
- James George FrazerBoy
Scottish anthropologist
- George Robey (born George Edward Wade)Boy
English actor/comedian
- George Mark Paul StroumboulopoulosBoy
Canadian TV presenter
- George Ragan aka Johnny 3 TearsBoy
musician of American group Hollywood Undead
- George Edward ForemanBoy
American boxer
- George ClintonBoy
American funk musician
- George Herbert HirstBoy
English cricketer
- George Maxwell AlagiahBoy
British TV journalist
- George Wilcken RomneyBoy
American businessman and governor of Michigan
- George Yeoman PocockBoy
British designer and builder of racing shells for the sport of rowing
- George 'Joji' MillerBoy
Comedian, YouTube personality and musician, widely known for The Filthy Frank Show
- George Alfred HentyBoy
British author
- George MichaelBoy
British singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist
- George Michael CohanBoy
American composer, actor, singer, dancer
- George SmithBoy
singer and guitarist in British band New Hope Club
- George Edward Foreman IBoy
IV, sons of boxer George Foreman
- George PlattBoy
son of American actor Oliver Platt
- George Alexander Louis of Cambridge (b. 2013)Boy
Prince of the United Kingdom; son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
- George Samuel Wright (b. 2013)Boy
son of country music singer Chely Wright
- George Abraham Walker Hanson (b. 2013)Boy
son of musician Zac Hanson
- Georges SeuratBoy
pointilist painter of A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
- George RussellBoy
British Formula 1 driver
- George Virginia Morgan (b. 2018)Girl
daughter of actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton
George in pop culture
- George CostanzaBoy
character on TV's "Seinfeld"
- Curious GeorgeBoy
monkey in books by Hans Augusto and Margret Rey
- George WeasleyBoy
character in the Harry Potter series, twin of Fred Weasley
- George BaileyBoy
main character in film "It's a Wonderful Life"
- George BanksBoy
father in book/film "Mary Poppins"
- George BanksBoy
main character in the Father of the Bride films
- George KnightleyBoy
character in Jane Austen's "Emma"
- George FoyetBoy
character on TV's "Criminal Minds"
- George CrawleyBoy
son of Mary and Matthew on TV's "Downton Abbey"
- George JetsonBoy
character on TV's "The Jetsons"
- George Oscar "Gob" BluthBoy
character on TV's "Arrested Development"
- George Michael BluthBoy
character on TV's "Arrested Development"
- George O'MalleyBoy
character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
- George "Pornstache" MendezBoy
character on TV's "Orange Is the New Black"
- GeorgeBoy
Peppa's little brother on TV's "Peppa Pig"
- George TuckerBoy
character on TV's "Hart of Dixie"
- George SimmonsBoy
character in movie "Funny People"
- George DandinBoy
character in "George Dandin ou le Mari confondu" by Moliere
- George "Sticky" WashingtonBoy
character in "The Mysterious Benedict Society" series
- George FeenyBoy
character on TV's "Boy Meets World"
- George WickhamBoy
character in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"
- George Benning(s)Boy
character in "The Thing" series
- Georgia "George" FayneBoy
female character in the Nancy Drew series
- George OsborneBoy
character in "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray
- George KirkBoy
character in the movie "Star Trek"
- Georgina "George" KirrinBoy
character in "The Famous Five"
- George FalconerBoy
character in "A Single Man"
- George the DoormanBoy
a character from the Nickelodeon cartoon "Welcome to the Wayne"
- George "Georgie" DenbroughBoy
character in Stephen King's novel "It"
- "Sunday in the Park with George"Boy
musical by Stephen Sondheim, and its main character, George Seurat
- George LowndesBoy
character in H.D.'s novel "HERmione"
- GeorgeBoy
humpback whale in the 1986 film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- George MullnerBoy
character in the video game "Stardew Valley"
Variations & nicknames
- GeorgieBoy