boy's name
Georges
ZHORZH
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 408,336
France
#183
2025 births
Georges is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "farmer," the French form of George, and the s is part of the name rather than a plural. It ranks 183rd in France and is reviving.
- Georges is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1920, when 11,230 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival in France.
- Today about 1 in 1,933 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Georges over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 68,425 |
| 1910s | 67,285 |
| 1920s | 95,145 |
| 1930s | 68,075 |
| 1940s | 49,300 |
| 1950s | 31,650 |
| 1960s | 13,555 |
| 1970s | 6,145 |
| 1980s | 2,145 |
| 1990s | 1,105 |
| 2000s | 745 |
| 2010s | 1,395 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,580 |
What Georges means
Georges means farmer, or worker of the earth. The Greek compound joins ge, the earth, with ergon, work — so the name describes labor on the land rather than ownership of it.
Where Georges comes from
Georges is the French form of the Greek Georgios, from ge, earth, and ergon, work. The final s is inherited from the Greek and Latin nominative ending and is not sounded, which routinely confuses non-French readers into treating it as a plural. Saint George was probably a Roman soldier martyred in the early fourth century; the dragon is an eleventh-century addition that reached western Europe with returning crusaders. The name's French bearers are unusually distinguished: Georges Clemenceau, prime minister during the Great War; Georges Braque, who invented Cubism alongside Picasso; Georges Bizet; Georges Brassens; and Georges Simenon, who wrote around four hundred novels. Jorge, Giorgio and Jerzy are the Spanish, Italian and Polish forms.
Georges in use
Georges ranks 183rd in France with about 305 births in 2025 and our records mark it reviving from a peak in 1920 — a name returning after a century out of favor. Our records carry it from 1900. It is essentially absent elsewhere at 5,860th in England and Wales and 6,909th in the United States, where George without the s carries the demand entirely.
How popular is Georges?
In 2025, Georges was given to 305 babies in France, ranking #183 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Georges is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Georges
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Georges also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Georges over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Georges
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Georges in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Atayal
- Yuri
- Bulgarian
- Georgi
- Catalan
- Jordi
- Chuvash
- Georgy
- Estonian
- Georg
- Finnish
- Georg
- French
- George
- Georgian
- Giorgi
- German
- Georg
- Greek
- Georgios
- Kazakh
- Georgy
- Macedonian
- Georgi
- Polish
- Jerzy
- Portuguese
- Jorge
- Spanish
- Jorge
- Swiss German
- Juri
- Tajik
- Georgy
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Jori
Sibling names for Georges
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Georges — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Georges
What does the name Georges mean?
Georges means "farmer," from the Greek ge, earth, and ergon, work.
Why does Georges end in s?
The s is inherited from the Greek and Latin nominative ending. It is not a plural and is not sounded.
How do you pronounce Georges?
ZHORZH, one syllable, with no sounded s.
How popular is Georges?
183rd in France, and almost unused outside it.
Is Georges a girl's or a boy's name?
Georges is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Georges?
Georges has 2 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Georges?
Georges is usually shortened to Geo.
Is Georges a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Georges currently ranks #183 in France. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.