George

Greek

"farmer"

George Origin and Meaning

The name George is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "farmer".

Iconoclasts though we may be, we like Fred, we like Frank, and we like George, which was among the Top 10 from 1830 to 1950, when the number of little Georges started to decline. Solid, strong, royal and saintly, yet friendly and unpretentious, we think that George is in prime position for a comeback, especially since it was chosen by Britain's royal couple.

George was the name of the king of Britain for 116 straight years, as well as the patron saint of England (Saint George), who slayed the dragon and became a symbol of good conquering evil. America's most famous George is, of course, Washington, the Father of Our Country.

Just a few of the many many possible namesakes are George Handel, Shaw, Bush, Gershwin, Burns, Clooney, Shearing, Steinbrenner, Stephanopoulos, Harrison, Orwell, McGovern, Lucas and Clooney.

Celebrities who have chosen George for their sons include Kristin Scott Thomas, Jane Kaczmarek and Eva Herzigova. George Forman named all five of his sons George.

Not surprisingly, there are Georges scattered through English and American literature, including in two Jane Austen novels, and in Vanity Fair, Uncle Tom's Cabin and An American Tragedy, not to mention Curious George, "George of the Jungle," George Jetson, George Jefferson, George Bailey and George Costanza.

George Rank in US Top 1000

# 136 in the US

George Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 105 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name George

• 136 US 2023
• 105 Nameberry 2025
• 101 Canada 2023
• 46 Future 2035
• 4 England 2023
• 59 Scotland 2023
• 90 Ireland 2024
• 26 Australia 2023
• 4 New Zealand 2024
• 74 Dogs 2022
• 11 Cats 2023

Famous People Named George

• George I (George Louis) King of Great Britain
• George II (George Augustus) King of Great Britain
• George III (George William Frederick) King of the United Kingdom
• George IV (George Augustus Frederick) King of the United Kingdom
• George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) King of the United Kingdom
• George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George) King of the United Kingdom
• George I VIII, Kings of Georgia
• George I and II Kings of Greece
• George I and II Emperors of Bulgaria
• George Washington 1st U.S. president
• George Herbert Walker Bush 41st U.S. president
• George Walker Bush 43rd U.S. president
• George Frideric Handel German,British Baroque composer
• George Gordon Lord Byron, English Romantic poet
• George Gershwin (born Jacob Gershvin) American composer and pianist
• George Harrison English musician of The Beatles
• George Smith Patton Jr. American WWII general
• George Washington Carver American scientist and inventor
• George Ellery Hale American solar astronomer
• George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum) American actor/comedian
• George Bernard Shaw Irish playwright
• George Floyd African American man murdered by police, spurring global protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement
• George Clinton 4th Vice President of the United States
• George Raymond Richard Martin American novelist
• George Brinton McClellan American Civil War general and politician
• George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. American baseball player
• George Fox English founder of the Quakers
• (George) Ryan Ross III American musician of band Panic! at the Disco
• George Donaldson Scottish singer of band Celtic Thunder
• George Ezra (Barnett) English singer/songwriter
• George Bedford Daniel British drummer for band The 1975
• George Glenn Jones American country music singer,songwriter
• George Denis Patrick Carlin American comedian
• George Shelley English member of boy band Union J
• George Robert Stephanopoulos American TV journalist and political adviser
• George Paul Blagden English actor
• George Walton Lucas American film director
• George Timothy Clooney American actor
• George Coleman Eads III American actor
• George Lopez American comedian and actor
• James George Frazer Scottish anthropologist
• George Robey (born George Edward Wade) English actor/comedian
• George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos Canadian TV presenter
• George Ragan aka Johnny 3 Tears musician of American group Hollywood Undead
• George Edward Foreman American boxer
• George Clinton American funk musician
• George Herbert Hirst English cricketer
• George Maxwell Alagiah British TV journalist
• George Wilcken Romney American businessman and governor of Michigan
• George Yeoman Pocock British designer and builder of racing shells for the sport of rowing
• George 'Joji' Miller Comedian, YouTube personality and musician, widely known for The Filthy Frank Show
• George Alfred Henty British author
• George Michael British singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist
• George Michael Cohan American composer, actor, singer, dancer
• George Smith singer and guitarist in British band New Hope Club
• George Edward Foreman I IV, sons of boxer George Foreman
• George Platt son of American actor Oliver Platt
• George Alexander Louis of Cambridge (b. 2013) Prince of the United Kingdom; son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
• George Samuel Wright (b. 2013) son of country music singer Chely Wright
• George Abraham Walker Hanson (b. 2013) son of musician Zac Hanson
• Georges Seurat pointilist painter of A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

The name George in Pop Culture

• George Costanza character on TV's "Seinfeld"
• Curious George monkey in books by Hans Augusto and Margret Rey
• George Weasley character in the Harry Potter series, twin of Fred Weasley
• George Bailey main character in film "It's a Wonderful Life"
• George Banks father in book/film "Mary Poppins"
• George Banks main character in the Father of the Bride films
• George Knightley character in Jane Austen's "Emma"
• George Foyet character on TV's "Criminal Minds"
• George Crawley son of Mary and Matthew on TV's "Downton Abbey"
• George Jetson character on TV's "The Jetsons"
• George Oscar "Gob" Bluth character on TV's "Arrested Development"
• George Michael Bluth character on TV's "Arrested Development"
• George O'Malley character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
• George "Pornstache" Mendez character on TV's "Orange Is the New Black"
• George Peppa's little brother on TV's "Peppa Pig"
• George Tucker character on TV's "Hart of Dixie"
• George Simmons character in movie "Funny People"
• George Dandin character in "George Dandin ou le Mari confondu" by Moliere
• George "Sticky" Washington character in "The Mysterious Benedict Society" series
• George Feeny character on TV's "Boy Meets World"
• George Wickham character in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"
• George Benning(s) character in "The Thing" series
• Georgia "George" Fayne female character in the Nancy Drew series
• George Osborne character in "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray
• George Kirk character in the movie "Star Trek"
• Georgina "George" Kirrin character in "The Famous Five"
• George Falconer character in "A Single Man"
• George the Doorman a character from the Nickelodeon cartoon "Welcome to the Wayne"
• George "Georgie" Denbrough character in Stephen King's novel "It"
• "Sunday in the Park with George" musical by Stephen Sondheim, and its main character, George Seurat
• George Lowndes character in H.D.'s novel "HERmione"
• George humpback whale in the 1986 film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home