Boy name#18 of boy names
George
Pronounced JH AO1 R JH (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1921
- 145 years in use
How popular is George?
George is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 1,494,650 children — the 18th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1921, when 27,476 children were given it.
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH AO1 R JH
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like George
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for George
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name George?
- George ranks 18th among boys' names in US records, with 1,494,650 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 29,631.
- Is George a unisex name?
- No. George is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was George most popular?
- 1921, when 27,476 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.