Georgios

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled George in US United States, GB United Kingdom, RO Romania and 17 more, Giorgi in PL Poland, ES Spain, Გიორგი in GE Georgia and Γιωργος in CY Cyprus.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 21 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Georgios is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Portuguese given name7.3K records spelled Georgios47 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, Colombia, Spain

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, French

  Also written George, Geörge, Gęörgë, Gëörgë, Gëorgë

• a separate given name1.6K records spelled Georgios10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Switzerland

  Also written Geōrgios, Geôrgios, Geo̲rgíos, Geórgios, Gēōrgios

• Bulgarian given name542 records spelled Georgios28 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Bulgaria, Croatia, Türkiye, Cyprus

  Languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian

  Also written Георгиос, Giorgos, Yorgos, Йоргос, Гиоргос

46 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Georgios is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, pers. name, Mod. Greek

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In English, A transliteration of the Greek male given name Γεώργιος (Geórgios).

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Latin, accusative plural of Geōrgius

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 56 years between 1970–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• George II of Greeceb. 1890GRnot in their usual nameKing of Greece (r. 1922-1924, 1935-1947)
• Giorgos Seferisb. 1900GRnot in their usual nameGreek poet and diplomat (1900-1971)
• Georgios Papadopoulosb. 1919GRDictator of Greece from 1967 to 1973
• Giorgos Vasilioub. 1931CYnot in their usual name3rd President of the Republic of Cyprus (1988-1993)
• Yorgo Voyagisb. 1945GRnot in their usual nameGreek actor
• Giorgos Papandreoub. 1952USnot in their usual nameGreek politician, president of the Socialist International
• George Michaelb. 1963GBnot in their usual nameEnglish singer (1963–2016)
• Yorgos Lanthimosb. 1973GRnot in their usual nameGreek filmmaker (born 1973)
• Yorgos Karamichosb. 1974GRnot in their usual nameGreek actor
• Giorgos Karagounisb. 1977GRnot in their usual nameGreek association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 452 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Georgios?

We estimate roughly 1.4 million people bear Georgios (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Georgios have the most bearers?

Georgios is most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom, where it is most often spelled george.

Where is Georgios most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Georgios is densest in Georgia — about 1 in 21 people — even though United Kingdom holds more of our records for it.

How common is Georgios compared with other names?

In the United Kingdom, Georgios is the 45th most common given name of 369,273 given names recorded there.

Is Georgios a male or female name?

Georgios is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Georgios mean?

Recorded meaning: Georgios är den grekiska formen av → Georg.