Georgi
A masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "farmer" or "earth worker".
Name Census estimates that about 389 living Americans carry the first name Georgi. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 85.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Georgi today is around 45 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Georgi births was 1953 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Georgi. 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.
People living today
389
~ 1 in 881,117 Americans
Peak year
1953
20 babies that year
Average age
45
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,344
Tracked since 1921
Gender
Gender distribution for Georgi
Georgi leans heavily female at 85.0% of total registrations, but 74 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Georgi as a male name
- Ranked #11,344 in 2024
- 6 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2010 (10 births)
Georgi as a female name
- Ranked #16,052 in 2024
- 5 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1953 (20 births)
Popularity
Georgi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Georgi from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 131 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Georgi 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 Georgi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Georgis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Georgi
The name Georgi originated from the Greek language and culture, with its roots dating back to ancient times. It is derived from the Greek word "georgos," which means "farmer" or "earth-worker." This connection to agriculture and the land reflects the agrarian roots of ancient Greek society.
One of the earliest known references to the name Georgi can be found in ancient Greek texts and legends. The name was associated with the mythological figure of Georgios, who was revered as the patron saint of farmers and agricultural workers in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
The popularity of the name Georgi spread throughout the Byzantine Empire, where it was commonly used. It was particularly prevalent in regions with strong Greek cultural influences, such as modern-day Greece, Turkey, and parts of the Balkans.
One of the most notable historical figures bearing the name Georgi was Georgi Dimitrov (1882-1949), a Bulgarian communist revolutionary and statesman who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 to 1949.
Another famous Georgi was Georgi Plekhanov (1856-1918), a Russian revolutionary and Marxist theorist who played a significant role in the development of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party and the eventual Bolshevik Revolution.
In the realm of literature, Georgi Gospodinov (born 1968) is a prominent Bulgarian writer and poet, known for works such as "Natural Novel" and "The Physics of Sorrow," which explore themes of identity, memory, and the human condition.
The name Georgi also has a strong presence in the world of sports. Georgi Asparuhov (born 1943) was a Bulgarian weightlifter who won multiple Olympic gold medals and set numerous world records in the 1970s and 1980s.
Another notable figure is Georgi Kakalov (1874-1940), a Bulgarian mathematician and academic who made significant contributions to the fields of algebra and number theory. His work on Diophantine equations and the theory of algebraic numbers is widely recognized.
People
Georgi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Georgi 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
Georgi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Georgi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 389 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Georgi 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 881,117 US residents.
Is Georgi a common name?
We classify Georgi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 493 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Georgi most popular?
The single biggest year for Georgi was 1953, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Georgi is about 45 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Georgi a female name?
Yes, 85.0% of people registered as Georgi in the SSA data are female. 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.
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.