Is George a boy or girl name?
George is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 2,890 boys were named George, so 0.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 1,494,369 US babies named George were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #124
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,009
- Babies named George since 1880
- 1,494,369
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 27,682 babies
Boys and girls named George, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 47,651 | 329 | 0.7% |
| 1890s | 43,358 | 345 | 0.8% |
| 1900s | 43,589 | 335 | 0.8% |
| 1910s | 176,609 | 1,096 | 0.6% |
| 1920s | 261,946 | 2,060 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 192,290 | 1,602 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 209,005 | 1,276 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 181,029 | 1,023 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 113,018 | 749 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 64,762 | 510 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 45,715 | 369 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 35,246 | 136 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 28,004 | 74 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 28,403 | 33 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 13,787 | 20 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,890 | #124 | 6 | #14,009 |
| 2023 | 2,694 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 2,637 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 2,795 | #134 | 7 | #12,635 |
| 2020 | 2,771 | #132 | 7 | #12,590 |
| 2019 | 3,195 | #119 | 8 | #11,722 |
| 2018 | 3,083 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3,169 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3,312 | #126 | 6 | #14,960 |
| 2015 | 3,053 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3,006 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2,559 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2,334 | #166 | 5 | #17,776 |
| 2011 | 2,318 | #165 | 7 | #13,845 |
| 2010 | 2,374 | #165 | 7 | #13,969 |
| 2009 | 2,381 | #163 | 6 | #15,908 |
| 2008 | 2,552 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2,760 | #148 | 9 | #11,964 |
| 2006 | 2,701 | #152 | 7 | #14,076 |
| 2005 | 2,823 | #139 | 8 | #12,212 |
| 2004 | 2,735 | #146 | 14 | #7,969 |
| 2003 | 2,910 | #138 | 5 | #16,612 |
| 2002 | 3,018 | #131 | 9 | #10,510 |
| 2001 | 3,087 | #129 | 9 | #10,389 |
| 2000 | 3,037 | #130 | 7 | #12,238 |
| 1999 | 3,041 | #123 | 12 | #7,886 |
| 1998 | 3,044 | #125 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 1997 | 3,177 | #121 | 7 | #11,234 |
| 1996 | 3,228 | #118 | 16 | #5,878 |
| 1995 | 3,286 | #115 | 16 | #5,777 |
| 1994 | 3,317 | #110 | 17 | #5,535 |
| 1993 | 3,513 | #104 | 16 | #5,763 |
| 1992 | 3,894 | #95 | 12 | #7,185 |
| 1991 | 4,179 | #87 | 20 | #4,869 |
| 1990 | 4,567 | #79 | 15 | #5,921 |
| 1989 | 4,512 | #79 | 26 | #3,815 |
| 1988 | 4,296 | #78 | 37 | #2,818 |
| 1987 | 4,089 | #77 | 34 | #2,868 |
| 1986 | 4,346 | #74 | 32 | #2,929 |
| 1985 | 4,260 | #72 | 37 | #2,612 |
| 1984 | 4,266 | #68 | 32 | #2,802 |
| 1983 | 4,496 | #65 | 41 | #2,323 |
| 1982 | 4,991 | #62 | 51 | #2,033 |
| 1981 | 5,159 | #61 | 41 | #2,385 |
| 1980 | 5,300 | #60 | 38 | #2,500 |
| 1979 | 5,262 | #57 | 49 | #2,061 |
| 1978 | 5,299 | #58 | 39 | #2,323 |
| 1977 | 5,605 | #57 | 53 | #1,885 |
| 1976 | 5,558 | #53 | 29 | #2,679 |
| 1975 | 5,848 | #53 | 54 | #1,737 |
| 1974 | 6,284 | #49 | 55 | #1,670 |
| 1973 | 6,603 | #46 | 51 | #1,738 |
| 1972 | 7,164 | #44 | 54 | #1,658 |
| 1971 | 8,226 | #42 | 59 | #1,604 |
| 1970 | 8,913 | #40 | 67 | #1,491 |
| 1969 | 9,201 | #38 | 73 | #1,335 |
| 1968 | 9,381 | #36 | 62 | #1,441 |
| 1967 | 9,700 | #36 | 78 | #1,206 |
| 1966 | 9,942 | #37 | 70 | #1,297 |
| 1965 | 10,678 | #34 | 78 | #1,220 |
| 1964 | 11,792 | #33 | 70 | #1,345 |
| 1963 | 12,079 | #34 | 81 | #1,223 |
| 1962 | 12,541 | #32 | 62 | #1,410 |
| 1961 | 13,645 | #31 | 93 | #1,139 |
| 1960 | 14,059 | #33 | 82 | #1,202 |
| 1959 | 15,010 | #32 | 105 | #1,041 |
| 1958 | 15,639 | #31 | 84 | #1,158 |
| 1957 | 16,883 | #29 | 106 | #1,017 |
| 1956 | 17,236 | #27 | 87 | #1,106 |
| 1955 | 18,166 | #26 | 107 | #958 |
| 1954 | 18,703 | #24 | 102 | #958 |
| 1953 | 19,177 | #22 | 103 | #931 |
| 1952 | 19,820 | #22 | 108 | #889 |
| 1951 | 20,213 | #22 | 111 | #852 |
| 1950 | 20,182 | #20 | 110 | #836 |
| 1949 | 21,309 | #18 | 109 | #847 |
| 1948 | 21,926 | #16 | 129 | #749 |
| 1947 | 23,913 | #16 | 120 | #791 |
| 1946 | 21,574 | #16 | 119 | #752 |
| 1945 | 19,324 | #15 | 128 | #647 |
| 1944 | 20,419 | #14 | 128 | #656 |
| 1943 | 21,692 | #14 | 151 | #617 |
| 1942 | 21,275 | #14 | 150 | #612 |
| 1941 | 19,260 | #13 | 113 | #667 |
| 1940 | 18,313 | #11 | 129 | #614 |
| 1939 | 17,888 | #11 | 142 | #566 |
| 1938 | 18,436 | #11 | 142 | #576 |
| 1937 | 18,439 | #10 | 144 | #567 |
| 1936 | 18,197 | #9 | 127 | #588 |
| 1935 | 18,564 | #8 | 154 | #517 |
| 1934 | 18,500 | #8 | 160 | #507 |
| 1933 | 18,355 | #8 | 146 | #527 |
| 1932 | 20,438 | #8 | 174 | #501 |
| 1931 | 20,686 | #8 | 171 | #492 |
| 1930 | 22,787 | #8 | 242 | #429 |
| 1929 | 23,021 | #8 | 201 | #473 |
| 1928 | 24,391 | #8 | 230 | #451 |
| 1927 | 25,949 | #7 | 248 | #436 |
| 1926 | 25,909 | #6 | 230 | #445 |
| 1925 | 26,561 | #6 | 207 | #487 |
| 1924 | 27,374 | #6 | 197 | #503 |
| 1923 | 27,024 | #6 | 178 | #530 |
| 1922 | 27,350 | #6 | 197 | #495 |
| 1921 | 27,476 | #6 | 206 | #480 |
| 1920 | 26,891 | #6 | 166 | #556 |
| 1919 | 25,170 | #6 | 164 | #535 |
| 1918 | 26,318 | #6 | 157 | #570 |
| 1917 | 24,196 | #6 | 139 | #571 |
| 1916 | 23,381 | #7 | 135 | #579 |
| 1915 | 22,307 | #6 | 139 | #538 |
| 1914 | 17,602 | #6 | 107 | #544 |
| 1913 | 13,874 | #6 | 77 | #584 |
| 1912 | 11,734 | #6 | 69 | #584 |
| 1911 | 6,586 | #4 | 51 | #597 |
| 1910 | 5,441 | #5 | 58 | #536 |
| 1909 | 4,688 | #4 | 37 | #652 |
| 1908 | 4,584 | #4 | 41 | #584 |
| 1907 | 4,445 | #4 | 44 | #547 |
| 1906 | 4,201 | #4 | 30 | #668 |
| 1905 | 4,256 | #4 | 32 | #626 |
| 1904 | 4,219 | #4 | 26 | #689 |
| 1903 | 3,961 | #4 | 27 | #644 |
| 1902 | 4,223 | #4 | 32 | #584 |
| 1901 | 3,609 | #4 | 27 | #607 |
| 1900 | 5,403 | #4 | 39 | #544 |
| 1899 | 4,018 | #4 | 33 | #519 |
| 1898 | 4,853 | #4 | 51 | #433 |
| 1897 | 4,078 | #4 | 26 | #600 |
| 1896 | 4,286 | #4 | 32 | #528 |
| 1895 | 4,289 | #4 | 46 | #418 |
| 1894 | 4,365 | #4 | 32 | #508 |
| 1893 | 4,320 | #4 | 25 | #565 |
| 1892 | 4,760 | #4 | 40 | #423 |
| 1891 | 3,931 | #4 | 23 | #548 |
| 1890 | 4,458 | #4 | 37 | #417 |
| 1889 | 4,430 | #4 | 42 | #375 |
| 1888 | 4,912 | #4 | 36 | #416 |
| 1887 | 4,284 | #4 | 34 | #369 |
| 1886 | 4,671 | #4 | 38 | #349 |
| 1885 | 4,674 | #4 | 29 | #384 |
| 1884 | 4,961 | #4 | 40 | #307 |
| 1883 | 4,736 | #5 | 22 | #401 |
| 1882 | 5,193 | #4 | 32 | #314 |
| 1881 | 4,664 | #4 | 30 | #286 |
| 1880 | 5,126 | #5 | 26 | #312 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, George reached #4 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #286 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like George
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.