# Georgios (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/georgios/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,082 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,082 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 318, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Greek Γεώργιος (Geórgios), a male given name used in (modern) Greece. Cognate with English George.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 4,716 |
| 2012 | 25 | 4,049 |
| 2013 | 24 | 4,101 |
| 2014 | 20 | 4,751 |
| 2015 | 22 | 4,444 |
| 2016 | 15 | 5,878 |
| 2017 | 14 | 6,139 |
| 2018 | 15 | 5,868 |
| 2019 | 29 | 3,747 |
| 2020 | 19 | 4,915 |
| 2021 | 25 | 4,149 |
| 2022 | 24 | 4,345 |
| 2023 | 23 | 4,507 |
| 2024 | 23 | 4,476 |
| 2025 | 32 | 3,540 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2,270 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,403 |
| 2014 | 15 | 1,560 |
| 2015 | 15 | 1,586 |
| 2016 | 12 | 1,903 |
| 2017 | 17 | 1,470 |
| 2018 | 19 | 1,324 |
| 2019 | 23 | 1,152 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,431 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1,391 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,469 |
| 2023 | 24 | 1,175 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1,595 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1,466 |

## People named Georgios

- Georgios Papadopoulos, dictator of Greece from 1967 to 1973 (1919–1999)
- Georgios Syncellus, 9th century Byzantine historian, philosopher and writer
- Georgios Pachymeres, Byzantine scholar (1242–1310)
- Georgios Kedrenos, Byzantine historian (11th century)
- Georgios Hamartolos, Byzantine chronicler
- Georgios Grivas-Digenis, Cypriot general (1897–1974)
- Georgios Candilis, French architect (1913-1995)
- Georgios von Metaxa, Austrian tennis player
- Georgios Chortatzis, 16th century Greek dramatist
- Georgios Costakis, Collector of Russia art (1913–1990)
- Georgios Achilleos, Cypriot sport shooter
- Georgios Chatzimarkakis, German-Greek politician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.