Georgio
A masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "farmer" or "worker of the soil".
Name Census estimates that about 719 living Americans carry the first name Georgio. It is a predominantly male name (99.3% of registrations). The average person named Georgio today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Georgio births was 1989 (38 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Georgio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Georgio with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
719
~ 1 in 476,710 Americans
Peak year
1989
38 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,384
Tracked since 1924
Census
Georgio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 635 people with the first name Georgio, which placed it at #17,398 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,398
National first-name rank
People counted
635
635 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
43.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Georgio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Georgio is White at 43.3%. The next largest groups are Black (29.4%) and Hispanic (19.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Georgio described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Georgio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White43.3% · 275
- Black or African American29.4% · 187
- Hispanic or Latino19.4% · 123
- Two or more races4.6% · 29
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Georgio
Out of the 737 babies given the name Georgio since 1880, 99.3% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Georgio as a male name
- Ranked #6,565 in 2024
- 13 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1989 (38 births)
Georgio as a female name
- Ranked #5,384 in 1924
- 5 female births in 1924
- Peak: 1924 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Georgio leans strongly male. 625 people counted with this name were male (98.0%), compared with 13 female bearers (2.0%).
Popularity
Georgio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Georgio from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 198 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Georgio remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Georgio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Georgio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Georgios live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Florida, Illinois recorded the most babies named Georgio, while Texas, New York, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 12 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Georgio
The name Georgio has its origins in the Greek language and can be traced back to ancient times. It is a variation of the name Georgios, which was derived from the Greek word "georgos," meaning "farmer" or "earthworker." This name was popular in ancient Greece, and it was often associated with the goddess Demeter, who was the protector of agriculture and fertility.
In the early Christian era, the name Georgios became associated with the martyr Saint George, who was a Roman soldier in the 3rd century AD. He was revered for his bravery and his unwavering faith, and his story became widely known throughout the Byzantine Empire. As a result, the name Georgios and its variants, such as Georgio, became popular among Christians.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Georgio can be found in the writings of the Byzantine historian Procopius, who lived in the 6th century AD. He mentioned a general named Georgio who served under the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Georgio. For instance, Georgio Vasari (1511-1574) was an Italian painter, architect, and writer who is best known for his biographies of Renaissance artists, entitled "Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects."
Georgio Strozzi (1615-1691) was an Italian poet and librettist who wrote the libretto for several operas, including "La Dori" and "La Vita Umana."
Georgio Basta (c. 1550-1607) was an Italian military leader who served in the armies of the Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy. He played a significant role in the Long War against the Ottoman Empire.
Georgio Barbarelli (c. 1477-1512), known as Giorgione, was a famous Italian Renaissance painter whose works, such as "The Tempest" and "The Sleeping Venus," were highly influential in the Venetian school of painting.
Georgio Rospigliosi (1600-1669), who later became Pope Clement IX, was an Italian lawyer and diplomat who played a crucial role in negotiating the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
People
Georgio + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Georgio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Georgio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Georgio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 719 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Georgio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 476,710 US residents.
Is Georgio a common name?
We classify Georgio as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 737 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Georgio most popular?
The single biggest year for Georgio was 1989, when 38 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Georgio is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Georgio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 635 people with the name Georgio, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,398 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Georgio in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Georgio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Georgio leans strongly male. 625 people counted with this name were male (98.0%), compared with 13 female bearers (2.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Georgio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Georgio is White at 43.3%. The next largest groups are Black (29.4%) and Hispanic (19.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Georgio most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Georgio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.3% (275 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Georgio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Georgio a male name?
Yes, 99.3% of people registered as Georgio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Georgio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Georgio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Georgio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Georgio as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.