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How popular is the name George?
Births per year, rank history and how many Georges are alive today.
George is one of the ten most popular boys' names in England and Wales, ranked 6th in 2024 with 3,257 babies given the name. The name peaked in 1904, when around 29,300 babies were given the name, the 3rd most popular that year. George's popularity is double-peaked: popular in the early 1900s and stronger still at its peak in the 2010s. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 210,000 babies have been named George in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The George you are most likely to meet is around 9 years old - or else around 80: the name has two living generations. Half of all Georges born in England and Wales are between 16 and 67, and there are at least 240,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 55% chance that at least one of them will be called George.
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Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name George most popular?
George peaked in 1904, when around 29,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called George?
At least 240,000 people named George born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical George?
Most living Georges are between 16 and 67; the most common age is about 9. There is a second cluster around 80.
Is George becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1904 peak.