Male name
George
124,369 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2016. Expression number: 3.
Origin
Name of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω- (geō-)) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”) Doublet of Jorge and Geevarghese. The aircraft autopilot sense is probably from George DeBeeson, who patented an early (1931) autopilot system, and/or a reference to the expression let George do it. The Pullman porter sense derives from George Pullman, who hired Black people to staff his sleeping cars, and the patrons of the service seeing the Black people as servants of George Porter, much like how a slave was named after the master.From Wiktionary, entry “George”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2016: 5,263 births. 124,369 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 2nd among boys' names in 2018. It is still given: 17,673 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1921: 27,682 births. 1,497,260 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 1960s. At its peak, it ranked 4th among boys' names in 1881. It is still given: 13,905 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1964: 115 births. 3,683 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1960s to the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 52nd among boys' names in 1964. It is still given: 313 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,545 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 1,527 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Switzerland | 1,095* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 186 | 2014–2023 | — |
| Berlin | 171 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Austria | 124 | 1984–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown); Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
7 + 5 + 6 + 9 + 7 + 5 = 39 → 3
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
5 + 6 + 5 = 16 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
5
freedom, change, movement
7 + 9 + 7 = 23 → 5
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.