George

“worker of the earth, farmer”

Boy’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of George

George means “worker of the earth, farmer” and is of Greek origin.

It peaked in 2017.
Over recent years, George has been stable (+1.6% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one George every 61 schools, all spellings combined.

George ranks 5^th in New Zealand, 6^th in England and Wales and 35^th in Northern Ireland, against 912^th in France.

England and WalesONS · 2023-25
6^th boys’ name9,833 babies in 3 years1 boy in 84−4.6% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
5^th boys’ name553 babies in 3 years1 boy in 89−0.9% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
35^th boys’ name169 babies in 3 years1 boy in 151−0.5% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
52^nd boys’ name265 babies in 3 years1 boy in 226−2.4% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
77^th boys’ name136 babies in 3 years1 boy in 327+2.5% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
104^th boys’ name167 babies in 3 years1 boy in 430−7.1% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
99^th boys’ name375 babies in 3 years1 boy in 453−4.6% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
129^th boys’ name8,447 babies in 3 years1 boy in 609−0.6% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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