George Name Popularity

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How popular is George?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name George, ranked the 127th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, George has been a top 250 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #4 for the first time in 1881 and as recently as 1911.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1921 with 27,476 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed George in any given year was 2,316 in 2011.

George, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1895-1898, and 1907-1918, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1927-1933, 1947-1950, 1951-1966, 1968-1975, 1980-1983, and 1989-1993.

George's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name George has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of George?

George's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name George is favored by many parents and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		George (Girl)		George (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	3,059	127
2017		< 5	--	3,161	124
2016		6	14,939	3,303	125
2015		< 5	--	3,049	135
2014		< 5	--	3,004	135
2013		< 5	--	2,552	157
2012		5	17,760	2,333	166
2011		7	13,833	2,316	165
2010		7	13,959	2,372	165
2009		6	15,896	2,380	163
2008		< 5	--	2,552	155
2007		9	11,957	2,759	148
2006		7	14,067	2,700	152
2005		8	12,206	2,823	139
2004		14	7,969	2,734	146
2003		5	16,605	2,910	138
2002		9	10,505	3,016	131
2001		9	10,385	3,086	129
2000		7	12,234	3,037	130
1999		12	7,884	3,041	123
1998		5	14,937	3,044	125
1997		7	11,232	3,177	121
1996		16	5,877	3,227	118
1995		16	5,778	3,286	115
1994		17	5,534	3,317	110
1993		16	5,763	3,512	104
1992		12	7,184	3,894	95
1991		20	4,867	4,181	87
1990		15	5,921	4,566	79
1989		26	3,815	4,511	79
1988		36	2,888	4,294	78
1987		34	2,866	4,088	77
1986		32	2,928	4,344	74
1985		37	2,612	4,256	72
1984		32	2,802	4,267	68
1983		41	2,322	4,495	65
1982		51	2,032	4,994	62
1981		41	2,383	5,158	61
1980		38	2,500	5,299	60
1979		49	2,061	5,259	57
1978		39	2,322	5,298	58
1977		53	1,885	5,603	57
1976		29	2,678	5,562	53
1975		54	1,738	5,843	53
1974		55	1,670	6,279	49
1973		51	1,737	6,607	46
1972		55	1,635	7,167	44
1971		58	1,613	8,223	42
1970		67	1,491	8,919	40
1969		73	1,334	9,202	38
1968		62	1,440	9,389	36
1967		78	1,206	9,700	36
1966		70	1,296	9,943	37
1965		77	1,231	10,685	34
1964		71	1,334	11,788	33
1963		81	1,222	12,082	34
1962		62	1,410	12,550	32
1961		93	1,139	13,639	31
1960		83	1,193	14,060	33
1959		105	1,040	14,999	32
1958		83	1,167	15,629	31
1957		106	1,016	16,877	29
1956		87	1,106	17,227	27
1955		108	951	18,161	26
1954		103	953	18,687	24
1953		103	931	19,188	22
1952		108	889	19,821	22
1951		111	852	20,214	22
1950		110	836	20,176	20
1949		109	847	21,313	18
1948		129	750	21,923	16
1947		120	790	23,918	16
1946		119	752	21,574	16
1945		128	647	19,318	15
1944		128	656	20,418	14
1943		151	617	21,683	14
1942		149	614	21,272	14
1941		114	664	19,260	13
1940		129	614	18,309	11
1939		143	562	17,888	11
1938		141	577	18,436	11
1937		144	567	18,430	10
1936		127	588	18,195	9
1935		154	517	18,559	8
1934		160	509	18,497	8
1933		146	527	18,358	8
1932		174	501	20,436	8
1931		171	492	20,687	8
1930		242	429	22,784	8
1929		201	474	23,017	8
1928		230	451	24,400	8
1927		248	436	25,949	7
1926		230	445	25,904	6
1925		207	487	26,566	6
1924		197	503	27,375	6
1923		178	530	27,021	6
1922		197	495	27,351	6
1921		206	480	27,476	6
1920		166	556	26,892	6
1919		164	535	25,172	6
1918		157	570	26,318	6
1917		139	571	24,196	6
1916		135	579	23,380	7
1915		139	538	22,307	6
1914		107	544	17,603	6
1913		77	584	13,874	6
1912		69	584	11,734	6
1911		51	597	6,586	4
1910		58	536	5,441	5
1909		37	652	4,688	4
1908		41	584	4,584	4
1907		44	547	4,445	4
1906		30	668	4,201	4
1905		32	626	4,256	4
1904		26	689	4,219	4
1903		27	644	3,961	4
1902		32	584	4,223	4
1901		27	607	3,609	4
1900		39	544	5,403	4
1899		33	519	4,018	4
1898		51	433	4,853	4
1897		26	600	4,078	4
1896		32	528	4,286	4
1895		46	418	4,289	4
1894		32	508	4,365	4
1893		25	565	4,320	4
1892		40	423	4,760	4
1891		23	548	3,931	4
1890		37	417	4,458	4
1889		42	375	4,430	4
1888		36	416	4,912	4
1887		34	369	4,284	4
1886		38	349	4,671	4
1885		29	384	4,674	4
1884		40	307	4,961	4
1883		22	401	4,736	5
1882		32	314	5,193	4
1881		30	286	4,664	4
1880		26	312	5,126	5

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.