How popular is “George” in the USA?
Number of people named “George” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “George” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “George” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “George” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “George” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “George” by birth year
This chart shows how “George” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1880 | 5152 | 0.025570268 | 26 | 5126 | -99% |
1881 | 4694 | 0.024360625 | 30 | 4664 | -99% |
1882 | 5225 | 0.023585651 | 32 | 5193 | -99% |
1883 | 4758 | 0.021931825 | 22 | 4736 | -99% |
1884 | 5001 | 0.020541277 | 40 | 4961 | -98% |
1885 | 4703 | 0.019526351 | 29 | 4674 | -99% |
1886 | 4709 | 0.018443739 | 38 | 4671 | -98% |
1887 | 4318 | 0.01745401 | 34 | 4284 | -98% |
1888 | 4948 | 0.016522303 | 36 | 4912 | -99% |
1889 | 4472 | 0.01547694 | 42 | 4430 | -98% |
1890 | 4495 | 0.014913687 | 37 | 4458 | -98% |
1891 | 3954 | 0.013792766 | 23 | 3931 | -99% |
1892 | 4800 | 0.014355184 | 40 | 4760 | -98% |
1893 | 4345 | 0.013360064 | 25 | 4320 | -99% |
1894 | 4397 | 0.012982373 | 32 | 4365 | -99% |
1895 | 4335 | 0.012349688 | 46 | 4289 | -98% |
1896 | 4318 | 0.012078863 | 32 | 4286 | -99% |
1897 | 4104 | 0.011828555 | 26 | 4078 | -99% |
1898 | 4904 | 0.012856038 | 51 | 4853 | -98% |
1899 | 4051 | 0.01194161 | 33 | 4018 | -98% |
1900 | 5442 | 0.012086377 | 39 | 5403 | -99% |
1901 | 3636 | 0.010514383 | 27 | 3609 | -99% |
1902 | 4255 | 0.011002423 | 32 | 4223 | -98% |
1903 | 3988 | 0.010461645 | 27 | 3961 | -99% |
1904 | 4245 | 0.010520837 | 26 | 4219 | -99% |
1905 | 4288 | 0.010115021 | 32 | 4256 | -99% |
1906 | 4231 | 0.009875108 | 30 | 4201 | -99% |
1907 | 4489 | 0.009645653 | 44 | 4445 | -98% |
1908 | 4625 | 0.009464853 | 41 | 4584 | -98% |
1909 | 4725 | 0.009242523 | 37 | 4688 | -98% |
1910 | 5499 | 0.00930912 | 58 | 5441 | -98% |
1911 | 6637 | 0.010301454 | 51 | 6586 | -98% |
1912 | 11803 | 0.011945618 | 69 | 11734 | -99% |
1913 | 13951 | 0.012268811 | 77 | 13874 | -99% |
1914 | 17709 | 0.012503301 | 107 | 17602 | -99% |
1915 | 22446 | 0.012249309 | 139 | 22307 | -99% |
1916 | 23516 | 0.012156647 | 135 | 23381 | -99% |
1917 | 24335 | 0.012126572 | 139 | 24196 | -99% |
1918 | 26475 | 0.012194212 | 157 | 26318 | -99% |
1919 | 25334 | 0.012005229 | 164 | 25170 | -99% |
1920 | 27057 | 0.011958139 | 166 | 26891 | -99% |
1921 | 27682 | 0.01185777 | 206 | 27476 | -99% |
1922 | 27547 | 0.012033698 | 197 | 27350 | -99% |
1923 | 27202 | 0.011814198 | 178 | 27024 | -99% |
1924 | 27571 | 0.011576608 | 197 | 27374 | -99% |
1925 | 26768 | 0.01147214 | 207 | 26561 | -98% |
1926 | 26139 | 0.011385093 | 230 | 25909 | -98% |
1927 | 26197 | 0.011294921 | 248 | 25949 | -98% |
1928 | 24621 | 0.0108898 | 230 | 24391 | -98% |
1929 | 23221 | 0.010592788 | 201 | 23020 | -98% |
1930 | 23029 | 0.010358082 | 242 | 22787 | -98% |
1931 | 20857 | 0.009911294 | 171 | 20686 | -98% |
1932 | 20612 | 0.009762807 | 174 | 20438 | -98% |
1933 | 18502 | 0.009253628 | 146 | 18356 | -98% |
1934 | 18660 | 0.008984968 | 160 | 18500 | -98% |
1935 | 18716 | 0.008955573 | 154 | 18562 | -98% |
1936 | 18325 | 0.008820439 | 127 | 18198 | -99% |
1937 | 18582 | 0.008721356 | 144 | 18438 | -98% |
1938 | 18578 | 0.008396563 | 142 | 18436 | -98% |
1939 | 18029 | 0.008182266 | 142 | 17887 | -98% |
1940 | 18442 | 0.008009078 | 129 | 18313 | -99% |
1941 | 19373 | 0.007951558 | 113 | 19260 | -99% |
1942 | 21423 | 0.007842203 | 150 | 21273 | -99% |
1943 | 21844 | 0.007739085 | 151 | 21693 | -99% |
1944 | 20546 | 0.007637759 | 128 | 20418 | -99% |
1945 | 19451 | 0.007332062 | 128 | 19323 | -99% |
1946 | 21693 | 0.006789085 | 119 | 21574 | -99% |
1947 | 24035 | 0.0066722 | 120 | 23915 | -99% |
1948 | 22054 | 0.006387824 | 129 | 21925 | -99% |
1949 | 21419 | 0.006146515 | 109 | 21310 | -99% |
1950 | 20292 | 0.00579214 | 110 | 20182 | -99% |
1951 | 20325 | 0.005517519 | 111 | 20214 | -99% |
1952 | 19927 | 0.005246701 | 108 | 19819 | -99% |
1953 | 19280 | 0.005003098 | 103 | 19177 | -99% |
1954 | 18803 | 0.00472356 | 102 | 18701 | -99% |
1955 | 18273 | 0.004551147 | 107 | 18166 | -99% |
1956 | 17324 | 0.004201756 | 87 | 17237 | -99% |
1957 | 16985 | 0.004042063 | 106 | 16879 | -99% |
1958 | 15725 | 0.003803593 | 84 | 15641 | -99% |
1959 | 15111 | 0.003635317 | 105 | 15006 | -99% |
1960 | 14143 | 0.003404735 | 82 | 14061 | -99% |
1961 | 13737 | 0.003316551 | 93 | 13644 | -99% |
1962 | 12603 | 0.003123559 | 62 | 12541 | -99% |
1963 | 12160 | 0.003072001 | 81 | 12079 | -99% |
1964 | 11859 | 0.003050496 | 70 | 11789 | -99% |
1965 | 10758 | 0.00296733 | 78 | 10680 | -99% |
1966 | 10010 | 0.002880102 | 70 | 9940 | -99% |
1967 | 9779 | 0.002880512 | 78 | 9701 | -98% |
1968 | 9442 | 0.002794845 | 62 | 9380 | -99% |
1969 | 9274 | 0.002668509 | 73 | 9201 | -98% |
1970 | 8981 | 0.002490225 | 67 | 8914 | -99% |
1971 | 8285 | 0.002413844 | 59 | 8226 | -99% |
1972 | 7218 | 0.002296519 | 54 | 7164 | -99% |
1973 | 6654 | 0.00220561 | 51 | 6603 | -98% |
1974 | 6340 | 0.002085526 | 55 | 6285 | -98% |
1975 | 5900 | 0.001954048 | 54 | 5846 | -98% |
1976 | 5586 | 0.001840945 | 29 | 5557 | -99% |
1977 | 5658 | 0.001781255 | 53 | 5605 | -98% |
1978 | 5339 | 0.0016822 | 39 | 5300 | -99% |
1979 | 5311 | 0.001596352 | 49 | 5262 | -98% |
1980 | 5338 | 0.001549721 | 38 | 5300 | -99% |
1981 | 5201 | 0.001503469 | 41 | 5160 | -98% |
1982 | 5041 | 0.001437025 | 51 | 4990 | -98% |
1983 | 4536 | 0.001309743 | 41 | 4495 | -98% |
1984 | 4299 | 0.00123228 | 32 | 4267 | -99% |
1985 | 4297 | 0.001203987 | 37 | 4260 | -98% |
1986 | 4378 | 0.001230831 | 32 | 4346 | -99% |
1987 | 4124 | 0.001143811 | 34 | 4090 | -98% |
1988 | 4332 | 0.001172439 | 37 | 4295 | -98% |
1989 | 4537 | 0.001180179 | 26 | 4511 | -99% |
1990 | 4582 | 0.00115934 | 15 | 4567 | -99% |
1991 | 4199 | 0.001078024 | 20 | 4179 | -99% |
1992 | 3905 | 0.001016641 | 12 | 3893 | -99% |
1993 | 3529 | 0.000936041 | 16 | 3513 | -99% |
1994 | 3334 | 0.000896844 | 17 | 3317 | -99% |
1995 | 3302 | 0.000901688 | 16 | 3286 | -99% |
1996 | 3244 | 0.000889488 | 16 | 3228 | -99% |
1997 | 3184 | 0.000878192 | 7 | 3177 | -100% |
1998 | 3049 | 0.000828963 | 5 | 3044 | -100% |
1999 | 3053 | 0.000826532 | 12 | 3041 | -99% |
2000 | 3044 | 0.000805336 | 7 | 3037 | -100% |
2001 | 3096 | 0.000827085 | 9 | 3087 | -99% |
2002 | 3027 | 0.000809763 | 9 | 3018 | -99% |
2003 | 2915 | 0.000766699 | 5 | 2910 | -100% |
2004 | 2748 | 0.000719253 | 14 | 2734 | -99% |
2005 | 2831 | 0.000736368 | 8 | 2823 | -99% |
2006 | 2708 | 0.000684565 | 7 | 2701 | -99% |
2007 | 2769 | 0.000692725 | 9 | 2760 | -99% |
2008 | 2552 | 0.000649348 | 2552 | -100% | |
2009 | 2387 | 0.000624952 | 6 | 2381 | -99% |
2010 | 2380 | 0.000644088 | 7 | 2373 | -99% |
2011 | 2325 | 0.00063574 | 7 | 2318 | -99% |
2012 | 2338 | 0.000639384 | 5 | 2333 | -100% |
2013 | 2559 | 0.000702096 | 2559 | -100% | |
2014 | 3006 | 0.000811245 | 3006 | -100% | |
2015 | 3052 | 0.000824899 | 3052 | -100% | |
2016 | 3318 | 0.000904698 | 6 | 3312 | -100% |
2017 | 3168 | 0.000886224 | 3168 | -100% | |
2018 | 3082 | 0.000877026 | 3082 | -100% | |
2019 | 3200 | 0.000922512 | 8 | 3192 | -100% |
2020 | 2777 | 0.000831974 | 7 | 2770 | -99% |
2021 | 2800 | 0.000827255 | 7 | 2793 | -100% |
2022 | 2634 | 0.00077961 | 2634 | -100% | |
2023 | 2689 | 0.000815529 | 2689 | -100% |