The given name George is an English variant of Georg. The first name Georg in turn means ‘countryman’ or ‘farmer’. This follows from the Greek origin: the word ‘geōrgós’ is literally translated as ’tiller of the soil’.
George is a first name typically given to boys, but in rare cases also used as a girls name.
The name George isn’t among the current fashionable names in our top 10 stats, but nonetheless, it’s still very popular and common. In our SmartGenius ranking of all boys names, George ranks 134. Recently, out of every 10,000 newborn boys, approximately 17 were named George. In total, there are currently 1,339,113 people – children, adults and seniors – named George living in the United States, which is approximately 0.40 % of the entire population.
The given name George is an English variant of Georg. The first name Georg in turn means ‘countryman’ or ‘farmer’. This follows from the Greek origin: the word ‘geōrgós’ is literally translated as ’tiller of the soil’.
George is the name of... an early humanoid robot built by 18-year old Tony Sale in 1949. It consists of scrap metal from a grounded Royal Air Force bomber.
When you hear the name George, you might first think of people. But did you know that there are also places with the name George? Are you also called George? Maybe one day you will visit the places that are named just like you...
There are a few lakes in different places that are called »George«, for example in the state of Nova Scotia, Canada, the sate of New South Wales, Australia, and in Uganda.
in New York is commonly called »The George«.The double-decked suspension bridge stretches across the Hudson River and is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge.
The second largest city in the Western Cape province of South Africa is called »George«. It is named after the British monarch George III.
Both the state of Washington and the US capital Washington, D.C. are named after the first president of the United States of America, George Washington.
»Georgetown University« is located in Washington, D.C. It's the oldest Roman Catholic, Jesuit-run university in the USA and considered one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
There are a various places in the USA that are called »George«, for example in the states of Iowa, Missouri, Washington, and Mississippi.
History tends to focus on the most famous and the best. But even those who play second fiddle leave their mark: George is one of those names without which the orchestra would be incomplete. In fact, the SmartGenius top ranking #4 has been hit more than once, although the last instance was some time ago, way back in the last century in 1911. But even though the peak of its popularity was many decades ago, the name George has been given to newborn boys every year since records began. George is a name of exceptional enduring popularity, conveying the special vibes of the 20th century.
In years where the graph has no value, the name George was given less than five times or even none at all in the entire USA.
The popularity of the name George peaked long ago, but the name has nevertheless arrived in the 21st century. In 2022, it ranked #143 in our statistics - maybe a far cry from when your grandparents or great-grandparents were kids and George made it into the top ten more than once, but still: Traditional names often turn out to be perennial favorites, so maybe it is only a matter of time before George returns to the top.
Regardless of where you live in the US, chances are you know someone called George. Because: There are men and boys named George in every state in the USA. If this does not sound particularly spectacular to you, you should know that of the nearly 50,000 different male first names that occur in the USA, only 386 are recorded in each individual state, so the name George is definitely something very special. In some regions it even makes it into the top 10 of the most popular male first names, for example in Mississippi, where George ranks on place 9, making it one of the most common male first names in the entire state. The greatest chance of meeting George, however, is in Pennsylvania, where one in 74 boys and men bears this beautiful name – that is far above average – in the entire USA it is only one in 125 men and boys and in Nevada, where the name is least represented in relation to the population, you even have to ask an average of 285 men and boys for their name before you once get George as an answer.
Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter G is not really common as a first letter for boys' names: only 2.8% of all common boys' names in the US begin with G. By the way, the most common first letters of boys' names are J, A and D, while X, U and Q are the least common initials of boys' names.
With six letters, the name George is of average length. In fact, 28% of all common first names in the US consist of exactly six letters. 24% of all first names are shorter, while 48% have seven letters or more. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.
That means that with 2.8% of all boys' names beginning with a G, this initial letter is less common than the other letters on average. Nevertheless, there are boys' names with G that are quite popular, the most common at present is George.
If your name is George and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...
So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name George, you can simply say:
Goat
Elephant
Orange
Rocket
Goat
Elephant
Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.
George
George
Just use American Sign Language!
These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.
G
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O
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G
E
In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.
G
E
O
R
G
E
In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. George sounds like this:
