Greek georgos, "earth worker" — farmer; earth worker. The dragon-slaying patron of England, Georgia and Ethiopia.
George ranks 126th among American boys in 2025, with 2,853 born that year. Its best year was 1921, when 27,682 babies were given the name, ranking 6th. The typical living American called George is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.73% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.