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Baby name
George
Boy
Origin of the name
George comes from the Greek Georgios, from georgos, “farmer,” itself made of ge, “earth,” and ergon, “work.” Saint George is the patron saint of England.
Classic name
1,487,297births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 6rank at its peak, in 1921
Where babies named George are born
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The darker the blue, the more common George is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, George is most common in Rhode Island (1.7 times), Pennsylvania (1.6) and District of Columbia (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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