How Many People Are Named Georg?
An estimated 347 people in the United States have the first name Georg. It is predominantly male (98.0%). The average bearer is 50 years old, and Georg peaked in popularity in 1963 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Georg as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Georg paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
347
About 1 in 987,765 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1963
15 births
Total Registered
496
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Georg
Georg is predominantly male (98.0%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Georg as a male name
Ranked #12,986 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1963 (15 births)
Georg as a female name
Ranked #5,861 in 1952
5 female births in 1952
Peak: 1936 (5 births)
Georg: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Georg span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 107 babies were registered. Georg has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Georg by Decade
How has Georg tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Georg + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Georg as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Georg
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Georg: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Georg?
We estimate approximately 347 people named Georg are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 987,765 Americans share this first name.
Is Georg a common name?
Georg is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 496 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Georg most popular?
Georg reached peak popularity in 1963, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Georg is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Georg a male name?
Georg is predominantly male. 98.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Georg Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Georg Smith, Georg Johnson, Georg Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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