GEORGE is ranked as the 26th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 1,404,855.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 440.59 people named GEORGE for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 90% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named GEORGE is 677,858.
The SSA data also shows that GEORGE is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
GEORGE is
77.1% White,
6.4% Hispanic origin,
12.1% Black,
2.3% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name GEORGE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name GEORGE is included in the following name categories:
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Georgian masculine given name
English masculine given name
Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Romanian masculine given name
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GEORGE
The state with the most people named
GEORGE is
California where
145,405 people have this name.
Pennsylvania is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named GEORGE, as
713.67 in every 100,000
Pennsylvanians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Pennsylvania is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Iowa
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name GEORGE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
66,374
515.3
100.0%
Indiana
30,464
461.79
99.9%
Iowa
7,875
253.46
99.7%
Kansas
11,955
411.67
99.8%
Michigan
39,485
398.44
99.9%
Minnesota
14,543
266.49
99.8%
Missouri
16,027
535.31
99.9%
Nebraska
6,695
355.83
99.6%
North Dakota
2,420
327.32
99.1%
Ohio
61,362
529.25
99.9%
South Dakota
2,644
309.9
98.9%
Wisconsin
17,291
300.32
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name GEORGE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
3,440
466.98
99.5%
Arizona
32,946
489.43
99.9%
California
145,405
374.73
100.0%
Colorado
22,697
423.79
99.9%
Hawaii
6,942
489
100.0%
Idaho
7,058
431.84
99.8%
Montana
5,201
508.11
99.7%
Nevada
13,509
475.83
99.9%
New Mexico
10,569
506.75
99.9%
Oregon
17,783
447.91
99.9%
Utah
9,822
333.75
99.7%
Washington
25,488
360.95
99.9%
Wyoming
3,068
525.19
99.7%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name GEORGE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
13,919
386.99
99.9%
Maine
3,932
295.61
99.2%
Massachusetts
28,182
417.79
99.9%
New Hampshire
5,139
387.32
99.6%
New Jersey
43,125
482.48
99.9%
New York
100,346
508.18
100.0%
Pennsylvania
91,259
713.67
100.0%
Rhode Island
4,120
390.43
99.6%
Vermont
3,465
553.06
99.7%
South States
State stats for the first name GEORGE
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GEORGE as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named GEORGE.
The most popular full name is GEORGE Smith.
0.79% of all the people named GEORGE
have this family name.
There are 80583 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GEORGE