Boys' name · peaked in 1880
George name popularity since 1925
1,046,889 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named George (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1949 or earlier, so the typical George is about 77 years old in 2026. George peaked in 1880 as the #5 name for boys, and it ranked #126 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 1,046,889
- Named George, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #5 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #126
- for boys in 2025 (2,848 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 6,914 girls · 1,039,975 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 1.77× its national share
Peak year is the year George made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
George births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, George peaked earlier, in 1880.
Decade by decade
Babies named George in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,116 | 125,830 | – |
| 1930s | 1,602 | 192,289 | #8 |
| 1940s | 1,276 | 209,013 | #15 |
| 1950s | 1,023 | 181,031 | #26 |
| 1960s | 749 | 113,023 | #34 |
| 1970s | 510 | 64,757 | #53 |
| 1980s | 369 | 45,712 | #72 |
| 1990s | 136 | 35,246 | #115 |
| 2000s | 74 | 28,006 | #139 |
| 2010s | 33 | 28,407 | #135 |
| 2020–25 | 26 | 16,661 | #126 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.7% of babies named George from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where George is most popular
The index compares George's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named George.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 1.77× | 8,596 |
| Rhode Island | 1.68× | 6,274 |
| Hawaii | 1.64× | 5,414 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.60× | 85,696 |
| Delaware | 1.58× | 3,458 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to George's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is George.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of George (1880).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data