Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

George

Name: SSA baby-name counts for George
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1921

Peak rank proxy

27,476

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19212024

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

89.5%

2024

2,890

All-time

1,484,412

George has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1921, when 27,476 boys were named George.

In 2024, only 2,890 boys were given the name.

Down 89.5% from its peak.

All told, about 1,484,412 Americans have been named George and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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