boy · greek and english
George
say it jorj
What George means
- Greek and English farmer, earth-worker Christian saint: St George, soldier-martyr and dragon-slayer
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 8 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 4 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 5 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 7 in Guernsey (2021)
- no. 7 in Lebanon (2015)
- no. 22 in Australia (2024)
- no. 35 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 52 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 90 in Ireland (2017)
In the United States it was most popular around 1880.
Other forms
Jorge, Giorgio, Georgios, Jordi, Gheorghe, Jürgen
Names with a similar meaning
Adam Brodie Jorge Clayton Georg Adan Gino Yuri Dimitri Orlando Roland Leland
George in stories
- Of Mice and Men: George Milton, Lennie's protective friend
- Curious George: Curious George, the inquisitive monkey
- Seinfeld: George Costanza, Jerry's neurotic best friend
- Harry Potter: George Weasley, one of the prankster twins
- Peppa Pig: George Pig, Peppa's little brother