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INDIAN NAME REFERENCE

George

Farmer; worker of the earth

George means “Farmer; worker of the earth”.

Origin language
Greek / English
First letter
G
Historical records
51,465

MEANING & CONTEXT

What does George mean?

Greek geōrgos combines words for earth and work. George reached Indian naming through European languages, especially English.

Spellings in Indian scripts

Devanagari

जॉर्ज

Conventional spelling

About spelling and pronunciation

HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS

George in Indian usage

51,465 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.

Mostly recorded for boys (99.7%) in these historical records.

  • Recorded as female: 168 records (0.3%).
  • Recorded as male: 51,297 records (99.7%).

By birth decade

George: records by birth decade1930s: 2,5501930s1940s: 7,6891940s1950s: 14,6691950s1960s: 13,9091960s1970s: 6,4801970s1980s: 3,7141980s1990s: 2,0461990sOther decades: 408Other decades
Recorded birth years 1910–2001.
Birth decadeRecords
1930s2,550
1940s7,689
1950s14,669
1960s13,909
1970s6,480
1980s3,714
1990s2,046
Other decades408

By state or territory

State / territoryRecords
Kerala48,527
Meghalaya829
Andhra Pradesh597
Delhi373
Goa295
Puducherry178
Manipur176
Andaman and Nicobar Islands145
Mizoram144
Other states201
How to read these numbers

Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.

Recorded abroad

Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.

JurisdictionSpelling / recorded sexBirthsRank
England & WalesGeorge / M3,0827
ScotlandGeorge / M8850

ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.

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Boy namesGreek originEnglish origin

Sources

  1. Given-name entry (Wikidata): George ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Given-name spelling

  2. Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001

  3. England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling George; Table_6, C12 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Exact spelling George; Table_6, C12

  4. Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling George; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Exact spelling George; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy