US rank #7252 Boys' name Peak 1990 890 births

Georges — #7252 US boys' name

890 babies named Georges in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s331920s821930s471940s411950s441960s561970s781980s981990s1412000s1202010s892020s56
#7252
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Georges was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

20 babies were named Georges in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Georges

The Social Security Administration has registered 890 babies named Georges between 1907 and 2024, spanning 118 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Georges currently holds the #7252 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Georges performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Georges shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 51 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Georges in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Georges in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 890 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Georges at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

890

Since 1907

118 years of records

Peak year

1990

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,252

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1907

Recorded for 118 years

Last year on file: 2024

Georges popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1907

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
20
Annual births at peak — across 118 years of records
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Georges by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
141 births that decade — 16% of Georges's all-time total
1900s51910s331920s821930s471940s411950s441960s561970s781980s981990s1412000s1202010s892020s56

Georges by state

Where Georges concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Georges
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
51 5.7%
#2 California
5 0.6%
New York share of Georges's total US births 5.7%
Even split

51 of 890 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Georges?
890 babies have been named Georges since 1907. It currently ranks #7252 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 20 births.
When was Georges most popular?
Georges was most popular in the 1990s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Georges most popular?
The top states for the name Georges are New York (51 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Georges been used?
Georges has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 118 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Georges?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include George, Geoffrey, Geovanni, Geovanny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1907–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.