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George
Recorded 1.5 million times in US records since 1880. Peak year: 1921.
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U.S. rank · 2025
1 in 1,162
U.S. · 2025 records
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rarity tier
≈557,000
alive today (estimate) ⓘ
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10-yr trend
How many Georges are there?

Alive in the US today estimate

Roughly 557,000 Georges are alive in the US today, we estimate. About 1 in 610 Americans.

Made from recorded births by year and sex, multiplied by survival to today's age (SSA life table). It can't see immigration, and it's an estimate, not a census: how the living estimate is made.

Popularity over time

George through the years, 1880–2025

1921 · 27,682 27,682 0
18802025
Peak George year: 1921 (ringed), with 27,682 recorded. Current usage: ~100% boys. counts of people issued a Social Security number, not a full count of births.

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Every figure on this page is computed from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national baby-names data (ssa.gov), and the living estimate uses the SSA actuarial life table: how we calculate this. Data through 2025; refreshed Jun 2026; living estimate as of 2026.