George remains a common boys' name (#126 in 2025), down from a peak of #4 in 1881.
George is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #126 among boys (2,848) and #15,702 among girls (5) — overall #223 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,853 | 2,853 | #15,702 | #126 |
| 2024 | 2,909 | 2,909 | #12,619 | #123 |
| 2023 | 2,697 | 2,697 | — | #136 |
| 2022 | 2,640 | 2,640 | — | #142 |
| 2021 | 2,806 | 2,806 | #12,643 | #134 |
| 2020 | 2,782 | 2,782 | #12,600 | #132 |
| 2019 | 3,205 | 3,210 | #11,726 | #120 |
| 2018 | 3,083 | 3,089 | — | #127 |
| 2017 | 3,169 | 3,177 | — | #125 |
| 2016 | 3,319 | 3,326 | #14,965 | #126 |
| 2015 | 3,053 | 3,059 | — | #135 |
| 2014 | 3,007 | 3,007 | — | #135 |
| 2013 | 2,559 | 2,565 | — | #157 |
| 2012 | 2,339 | 2,347 | #17,780 | #166 |
| 2011 | 2,325 | 2,325 | #13,847 | #165 |
| 2010 | 2,381 | 2,381 | #13,971 | #165 |
| 2009 | 2,387 | 2,387 | #15,909 | #163 |
| 2008 | 2,553 | 2,563 | — | #155 |
| 2007 | 2,769 | 2,778 | #11,964 | #148 |
| 2006 | 2,708 | 2,713 | #14,078 | #153 |
| 2005 | 2,831 | 2,844 | #12,212 | #139 |
| 2004 | 2,749 | 2,769 | #7,969 | #146 |
| 2003 | 2,915 | 2,938 | #16,614 | #138 |
| 2002 | 3,027 | 3,060 | #10,512 | #131 |
| 2001 | 3,097 | 3,114 | #10,389 | #129 |
| 2000 | 3,044 | 3,069 | #12,238 | #130 |
| 1999 | 3,053 | 3,090 | #7,886 | #123 |
| 1998 | 3,049 | 3,092 | #14,937 | #125 |
| 1997 | 3,184 | — | #11,234 | #121 |
| 1996 | 3,244 | — | #5,878 | #118 |
| 1995 | 3,302 | — | #5,777 | #115 |
| 1994 | 3,334 | — | #5,535 | #110 |
| 1993 | 3,529 | — | #5,763 | #104 |
| 1992 | 3,906 | — | #7,187 | #95 |
| 1991 | 4,199 | — | #4,869 | #87 |
| 1990 | 4,582 | — | #5,920 | #79 |
| 1989 | 4,539 | — | #3,815 | #79 |
| 1988 | 4,333 | — | #2,818 | #78 |
| 1987 | 4,123 | — | #2,868 | #77 |
| 1986 | 4,380 | — | #2,929 | #74 |
| 1985 | 4,296 | — | #2,612 | #72 |
| 1984 | 4,297 | — | #2,801 | #68 |
| 1983 | 4,536 | — | #2,323 | #65 |
| 1982 | 5,041 | — | #2,033 | #62 |
| 1981 | 5,198 | — | #2,386 | #61 |
| 1980 | 5,338 | — | #2,500 | #60 |
| 1979 | 5,312 | — | #2,060 | #57 |
| 1978 | 5,336 | — | #2,323 | #58 |
| 1977 | 5,659 | — | #1,885 | #57 |
| 1976 | 5,585 | — | #2,679 | #53 |
| 1975 | 5,901 | — | #1,737 | #53 |
| 1974 | 6,338 | — | #1,670 | #49 |
| 1973 | 6,652 | — | #1,739 | #46 |
| 1972 | 7,221 | — | #1,658 | #44 |
| 1971 | 8,285 | — | #1,604 | #42 |
| 1970 | 8,978 | — | #1,492 | #40 |
| 1969 | 9,272 | — | #1,334 | #38 |
| 1968 | 9,444 | — | #1,441 | #36 |
| 1967 | 9,777 | — | #1,206 | #36 |
| 1966 | 10,011 | — | #1,297 | #37 |
| 1965 | 10,758 | — | #1,220 | #34 |
| 1964 | 11,862 | — | #1,345 | #33 |
| 1963 | 12,160 | — | #1,223 | #34 |
| 1962 | 12,606 | — | #1,410 | #32 |
| 1961 | 13,736 | — | #1,149 | #31 |
| 1960 | 14,146 | — | #1,193 | #33 |
| 1959 | 15,117 | — | #1,040 | #32 |
| 1958 | 15,721 | — | #1,158 | #31 |
| 1957 | 16,993 | — | #1,017 | #29 |
| 1956 | 17,319 | — | #1,106 | #27 |
| 1955 | 18,274 | — | #958 | #26 |
| 1954 | 18,806 | — | #958 | #24 |
| 1953 | 19,279 | — | #932 | #22 |
| 1952 | 19,929 | — | #889 | #22 |
| 1951 | 20,323 | — | #852 | #22 |
| 1950 | 20,293 | — | #836 | #20 |
| 1949 | 21,417 | — | #847 | #18 |
| 1948 | 22,055 | — | #749 | #16 |
| 1947 | 24,036 | — | #791 | #16 |
| 1946 | 21,694 | — | #752 | #16 |
| 1945 | 19,455 | — | #647 | #15 |
| 1944 | 20,547 | — | #656 | #14 |
| 1943 | 21,843 | — | #617 | #14 |
| 1942 | 21,425 | — | #612 | #14 |
| 1941 | 19,373 | — | #667 | #13 |
| 1940 | 18,444 | — | #614 | #11 |
| 1939 | 18,028 | — | #566 | #11 |
| 1938 | 18,577 | — | #576 | #11 |
| 1937 | 18,583 | — | #567 | #10 |
| 1936 | 18,324 | — | #588 | #9 |
| 1935 | 18,718 | — | #517 | #8 |
| 1934 | 18,660 | — | #507 | #8 |
| 1933 | 18,502 | — | #527 | #8 |
| 1932 | 20,613 | — | #501 | #8 |
| 1931 | 20,856 | — | #492 | #8 |
| 1930 | 23,030 | — | #429 | #8 |
| 1929 | 23,221 | — | #473 | #8 |
| 1928 | 24,621 | — | #451 | #8 |
| 1927 | 26,197 | — | #436 | #7 |
| 1926 | 26,140 | — | #445 | #6 |
| 1925 | 26,767 | — | #487 | #6 |
| 1924 | 27,570 | — | #503 | #6 |
| 1923 | 27,203 | — | #530 | #6 |
| 1922 | 27,547 | — | #495 | #6 |
| 1921 | 27,682 | — | #480 | #6 |
| 1920 | 27,057 | — | #556 | #6 |
| 1919 | 25,334 | — | #535 | #6 |
| 1918 | 26,475 | — | #570 | #6 |
| 1917 | 24,335 | — | #571 | #6 |
| 1916 | 23,516 | — | #579 | #7 |
| 1915 | 22,446 | — | #538 | #6 |
| 1914 | 17,709 | — | #544 | #6 |
| 1913 | 13,951 | — | #584 | #6 |
| 1912 | 11,803 | — | #584 | #6 |
| 1911 | 6,637 | — | #597 | #4 |
| 1910 | 5,499 | — | #536 | #5 |
| 1909 | 4,725 | — | #652 | #4 |
| 1908 | 4,625 | — | #584 | #4 |
| 1907 | 4,489 | — | #547 | #4 |
| 1906 | 4,231 | — | #668 | #4 |
| 1905 | 4,288 | — | #626 | #4 |
| 1904 | 4,245 | — | #689 | #4 |
| 1903 | 3,988 | — | #644 | #4 |
| 1902 | 4,255 | — | #584 | #4 |
| 1901 | 3,636 | — | #607 | #4 |
| 1900 | 5,442 | — | #544 | #4 |
| 1899 | 4,051 | — | #519 | #4 |
| 1898 | 4,904 | — | #433 | #4 |
| 1897 | 4,104 | — | #600 | #4 |
| 1896 | 4,318 | — | #528 | #4 |
| 1895 | 4,335 | — | #418 | #4 |
| 1894 | 4,397 | — | #508 | #4 |
| 1893 | 4,345 | — | #565 | #4 |
| 1892 | 4,800 | — | #423 | #4 |
| 1891 | 3,954 | — | #548 | #4 |
| 1890 | 4,495 | — | #417 | #4 |
| 1889 | 4,472 | — | #375 | #4 |
| 1888 | 4,948 | — | #416 | #4 |
| 1887 | 4,318 | — | #369 | #4 |
| 1886 | 4,709 | — | #349 | #4 |
| 1885 | 4,703 | — | #384 | #4 |
| 1884 | 5,001 | — | #307 | #4 |
| 1883 | 4,758 | — | #401 | #5 |
| 1882 | 5,225 | — | #314 | #4 |
| 1881 | 4,694 | — | #286 | #4 |
| 1880 | 5,152 | — | #312 | #5 |