Giorgios
A masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker".
Name Census estimates that about 7 living Americans carry the first name Giorgios. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Giorgios today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Giorgios births was 2008 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Giorgios. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Giorgios. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
7
~ 1 in 48,964,905 Americans
Peak year
2008
7 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2008 SSA rank
#10,241
Tracked since 2008
Popularity
Giorgios: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Giorgios 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 Giorgios during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Giorgios
The given name Giorgios is derived from the Greek name Georgios, which has its origins in the ancient Greek word "georgos" meaning farmer or earth-worker. The name can be traced back to the Byzantine era and was commonly used in the Greek-speaking regions of the Eastern Roman Empire.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Giorgios can be found in the hagiography of Saint George, a Christian martyr and soldier who lived in the 3rd century. The legend of Saint George slaying a dragon became widely popular in the Middle Ages, and he was venerated as one of the most prominent military saints.
In the Byzantine Empire, several notable figures bore the name Giorgios, including Georgios Akropolites (1217-1282), a prominent Byzantine historian and statesman who served as the prime minister under Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos. Another noteworthy individual was Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355-1452), a renowned philosopher and scholar who played a significant role in the revival of Platonic thought during the Renaissance.
During the medieval period, the name Giorgios spread to other regions influenced by the Byzantine Empire, such as parts of Italy and the Balkans. One famous figure from this era was Giorgio Basta (c. 1550-1607), an Italian mercenary and military leader who served in the Imperial armies of the Holy Roman Empire.
In the modern era, the name Giorgios has remained popular in Greece and among Greek communities worldwide. Giorgios Papandreou (1888-1968) was a prominent Greek politician who served as the Prime Minister of Greece from 1944 to 1945 and again from 1963 to 1965. His son, Giorgios Andreas Papandreou (1919-1996), also became a influential Greek politician and served as the Prime Minister from 1981 to 1989 and again from 1993 to 1996.
People
Giorgios + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Giorgios 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
Giorgios: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Giorgios?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Giorgios 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 48,964,905 US residents.
Is Giorgios a common name?
We classify Giorgios as "Very Rare". It ranks above 23.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 7 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Giorgios most popular?
The single biggest year for Giorgios was 2008, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Giorgios is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Giorgios in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Giorgios a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Giorgios 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 Giorgios still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Giorgios 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 Giorgios 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Giorgios?
See how many people share the name Giorgios on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.