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Boy · Name family

George

3,149,492births recorded
30Countries
18Variants
1964Peak · Montevideo (Uruguay)
#2Bulgaria 2025

George is a boy name family recorded 3,149,492 times in 30 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Bulgaria (#2 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Montevideo in 1964, at 3,152.3 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Jorge (Argentina, Spain, Montevideo (Uruguay)), Georges (France), Giorgio (Italy).

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

Rank in countries that publish top lists only

All forms of George

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
George English 1,497,260 🇺🇸 United States #126 1880 ▲ 4 %
George English 124,346 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #7 2018 ▼ 22 %
George English 49,555 🇨🇦 Ontario #94 1917 ▼ 20 %
George English 12,719 🇦🇺 New South Wales #24 2023 –
George English 8,258 🇨🇦 British Columbia #84 1925 ▲ 19 %
George English 6,124 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland #50 1975 ▼ 9 %
Jorge Spanish 654,346 🇦🇷 Argentina #194 1958 ▼ 47 %
Jorge Spanish 140,166 🇺🇸 United States #322 1996 ▼ 30 %
Jorge Spanish 44,346 🇪🇸 Spain #48 2002 –
Jorge Spanish 26,897 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) #108 1964 ▼ 76 %
Jorge Spanish 11,983 🇨🇱 Chile #53 1990 –
Jorge Spanish 2,615 🇫🇷 France #3084 1975 ▲ 26 %
Georges French 406,550 🇫🇷 France #184 1919 ▲ 133 %
Georges French 1,647 🇧🇪 Belgium #41 2025 ▲ 210 %
Georges French 910 🇨🇦 Québec #158 2025 ▲ 266 %
Georges French 902 🇺🇸 United States #6803 1907 ▲ 20 %
Georges French 274 🇨🇦 Ontario – 1934 –
Georges French 91 🇨🇭 Switzerland #1124 2020 new
Giorgio Italian 31,248 🇮🇹 Italy #38 2025 –
Giorgio Italian 2,183 🇺🇸 United States #1959 2024 ▲ 16 %
Giorgio Italian 694 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #845 2025 ▲ 174 %
Giorgio Italian 600 🇫🇷 France #1150 2024 ▲ 152 %
Giorgio Italian 366 🇦🇷 Argentina #1647 2011 ▲ 10 %
Giorgio Italian 313 🇨🇦 Ontario #1217 1959 ▲ 30 %
Jordi Catalan 10,734 🇪🇸 Catalonia #78 1997 ▼ 64 %
Jordi Catalan 8,568 🇪🇸 Spain – 2002 –
Jordi Catalan 3,780 🇺🇸 United States #2230 1999 ▼ 44 %
Jordi Catalan 1,455 🇫🇷 France #3819 1992 ▼ 37 %
Jordi Catalan 852 🇧🇪 Belgium – 1996 –
Jordi Catalan 683 🇦🇷 Argentina #1612 2014 ▼ 19 %
Egor Russian 14,695 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan #184 2010 ▼ 63 %
Egor Russian 88 🇺🇸 United States – 2019 –
Egor Russian 58 🇵🇱 Poland #445 2022 –
Egor Russian 20 🇫🇷 France #4763 2025 new
Egor Russian 8 🇨🇦 Québec – 2006 –
Egor Russian 5 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales – 2007 –
Georgi Russian 12,713 🇧🇬 Bulgaria #2 2012 –
Georgi Russian 493 🇺🇸 United States – 1953 –
Georgi Russian 421 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #1796 2017 ▼ 28 %
Georgi Russian 95 🇫🇷 France #5340 2017 ▲ 27 %
Georgi Russian 16 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) – 2023 –
Georgi Russian 10 🇦🇹 Austria – 2011 –
Jordy French 6,934 🇺🇸 United States #1260 2006 ▼ 25 %
Jordy French 3,295 🇫🇷 France #3379 1993 ▼ 75 %
Jordy French 2,796 🇧🇪 Belgium – 1996 –
Jordy French 137 🇦🇷 Argentina #3212 1993 ▼ 30 %
Jordy French 102 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #3240 1996 ▲ 23 %
Jordy French 35 🇨🇦 Québec – 1993 –
Georg German 7,729 🇦🇹 Austria #120 1987 ▼ 28 %
Georg German 497 🇺🇸 United States – 1917 –
Georg German 301 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) #194 2017 –
Georg German 293 🇸🇪 Sweden #471 2022 ▲ 30 %
Georg German 98 🇨🇭 Switzerland – 2018 –
Georg German 12 🇨🇦 Ontario – 1957 –
Jerzy Polish 7,262 🇵🇱 Poland #76 2021 ▲ 33 %
Jerzy Polish 322 🇺🇸 United States #12008 2010 ▼ 63 %
Jerzy Polish 150 🇫🇷 France – 1939 –
Jerzy Polish 27 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales – 2017 –
Jerzy Polish 18 🇨🇦 Ontario – 1952 –
Jerzy Polish 5 🇦🇺 South Australia – 1952 –

Related names

Other-gender form

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in Montevideo (Uruguay) correlates closely with George's.

  1. 1Joseph
  2. 2Edward
  3. 3Hector
  4. 4Daniel
  5. 5Ruben
  6. 6Mario

How we grouped these names

  • George ↔ Georges — checked by hand
  • George ↔ Jorge — checked by hand
  • George ↔ Giorgio — checked by hand
  • George ↔ Jordi — checked by hand
  • George ↔ Georgiy — checked by hand
  • George ↔ Egor — checked by hand
  • George ↔ Georgi — checked by hand
  • George ↔ Jerzy — checked by hand
  • George ↔ Jiri — checked by hand
  • George ↔ Gyorgy — checked by hand
  • George ↔ Jurij — checked by hand
  • George ↔ Jure — checked by hand
  • George ↔ Georg — checked by hand
  • George ↔ Jürgen — checked by hand

Questions about George

How popular is the name George?

In 2025 it ranked #2 in Bulgaria. Official registers record 3,149,492 births across 30 countries.

What is George in other languages?

Jorge (Spanish); Georges (French); Giorgio (Italian); Jordi (Catalan); Egor (Russian); Georgi (Russian); Jordy (French); Georg (German); Jerzy (Polish); Jürgen (German).

When was George most popular?

It peaked in Montevideo in 1964, at 3,152.3 births per 100,000.

Is George a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, George is a boy name.