George is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “earth worker.” In 2024 it was given to 2,890 boys in the United States.
George belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “earth worker” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, George first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4 in 1881, and in 2024 2,890 babies received the name — 1,484,412 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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George means “earth worker” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
George is a boy name. In 2024, 2,890 babies received the name in the US.
George comes from the Greek tradition.
George first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #4 in 1881, and 2,890 babies were given the name in 2024.
George is pronounced /dʒɔːdʒ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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