Georges
A French masculine name derived from the Greek word "georgos" meaning farmer or earthworker.
Name Census estimates that about 680 living Americans carry the first name Georges. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Georges today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Georges births was 1990 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Georges. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Georges with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
680
~ 1 in 504,050 Americans
Peak year
1990
20 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,381
Tracked since 1907
Census
Georges in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,565 people with the first name Georges, which placed it at #6,287 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,287
National first-name rank
People counted
2.6K
2,565 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
53.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Georges
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Georges is White at 53.5%. The next largest groups are Black (37.2%) and Hispanic (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Georges described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Georges at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White53.5% · 1,372
- Black or African American37.2% · 954
- Hispanic or Latino5.7% · 145
- Two or more races2.9% · 75
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 2
Popularity
Georges: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Georges from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 141 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Georges remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Georges by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Georges during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Georges' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Georges
The name Georges has its origins in the ancient Greek language, derived from the word "georgos," which means "farmer" or "earth-worker." It was a popular name among the Greeks, often given to those who worked the land or had a connection to agriculture.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name can be found in the New Testament of the Bible, where St. George is mentioned as a Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd century AD. According to legend, St. George was a Roman soldier who was executed for his Christian faith, and his story became widely celebrated throughout the Byzantine Empire.
As Christianity spread across Europe, the name Georges gained popularity in various regions, particularly in France and England. In France, it was often spelled as "Georges," while in England, it was commonly written as "George."
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Georges. One of the most famous was Georges Bizet, the French composer best known for his opera "Carmen," which premiered in 1875. Another prominent figure was Georges Seurat, the French Post-Impressionist painter renowned for his innovative pointillist technique, who lived from 1859 to 1891.
In the realm of literature, Georges Simenon was a prolific Belgian author who wrote more than 500 novels and countless short stories, many featuring his famous detective character, Inspector Maigret. Simenon lived from 1903 to 1989.
The world of science also had its share of notable figures named Georges, including Georges Lemaître, the Belgian priest and physicist who proposed the groundbreaking theory of the Big Bang in the 1920s. He lived from 1894 to 1966.
Finally, one cannot overlook Georges Méliès, the French illusionist and filmmaker who is widely regarded as a pioneer of cinematic special effects and narrative filmmaking. Méliès lived from 1861 to 1938 and is celebrated for his groundbreaking works, such as the iconic film "A Trip to the Moon" (1902).
These are just a few examples of the many remarkable individuals who have borne the name Georges throughout history, each leaving an indelible mark on their respective fields and contributing to the rich tapestry of human achievement.
People
Georges + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Georges as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Georges: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Georges?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 680 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Georges going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 504,050 US residents.
Is Georges a common name?
We classify Georges as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 890 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Georges most popular?
The single biggest year for Georges was 1990, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Georges is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Georges in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,565 people with the name Georges, or 0.85 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,287 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Georges in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Georges?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Georges leans strongly male. 2,534 people counted with this name were male (98.6%), compared with 35 female bearers (1.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Georges?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Georges is White at 53.5%. The next largest groups are Black (37.2%) and Hispanic (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Georges most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Georges in the 2020 Census, accounting for 53.5% (1,372 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Georges in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Georges a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Georges in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Georges still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Georges in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Georges can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Georges?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.