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boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Giorgio

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,963 Trend ↑ Rising 21%

Giorgio is a male Italian given name derived from the Greek Georgios and sometimes a surname.

Rank 2025
#1,963
among boys · ↓237 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
78
named Giorgio · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 21,898
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
96 babies
All-time total
2,183
#3,120 all-time among boys
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Giorgio popularity over time

2,183 babies have been named Giorgio since 1961, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 26 3 – #2,689
1970s 77 8 +196% #2,783
1980s 251 25 +226% #1,361
1990s 307 31 +22% #2,026
2000s 422 42 +37% #2,444
2010s 622 62 +47% #1,834
2020s (to 2025) 478 80 +28% #1,726

Where Giorgio is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 80 0.05 outside top 500
2027 82 0.05 outside top 500
2028 84 0.05 outside top 500
2029 86 0.05 outside top 500
2030 87 0.05 outside top 500

Where Giorgio is most popular

Boys named Giorgio per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.047 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Illinois, and New York.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Giorgio born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 26 0.129 +172%
Illinois 25 0.098 +106%
New York 41 0.095 +99%
California 57 0.062 +31%
Florida 29 0.061 +29%
Michigan 11 0.054 +13%
Pennsylvania 10 0.038 -21%
Texas 10 0.011 -76%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Giorgio

Giorgio is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,963 in 2025 with 78 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 2,183 American babies have been named Giorgio. Its peak came in 2024, when 96 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Giorgio stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Giorgio?

The median living Giorgio is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 28. An estimated 2,100 people named Giorgio are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Giorgio year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 78 #1,963
2024 96 #1,726
2023 77 #1,990
2022 85 #1,862
2021 74 #2,010
2020 68 #2,076
2019 75 #1,962
2018 73 #2,001
2017 55 #2,360
2016 82 #1,834
2015 75 #1,938
2014 66 #2,105
2013 54 #2,344
2012 51 #2,461
2011 41 #2,868
2010 50 #2,481
2009 49 #2,572
2008 52 #2,444
2007 45 #2,696
2006 48 #2,521
2005 42 #2,634
2004 36 #2,864
2003 41 #2,522
2002 30 #3,040
2001 40 #2,447
2000 39 #2,451
1995 33 #2,372
1990 37 #2,026
1985 31 #1,885
1980 9 #4,268
1975 11 #3,314
1970 12 #2,783
1965 5 #4,120
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Famous people named Giorgio

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Giorgio Armani Giorgio Armani Italian fashion designer (1934–2025) Contemporary
  2. 2 Giorgio Moroder Giorgio Moroder Italian composer and music producer (born 1940) Contemporary
  3. 3 Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Swiss-born TV presenter and producer b. 1978 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Giorgio Napolitano Giorgio Napolitano President of Italy from 2006 to 2015 b. 1925 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Giorgio de Chirico Giorgio de Chirico Italian artist (1888–1978) 19th century
  6. 6 Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian (1511–1574) 16th century
  7. 7 Giorgio Agamben Giorgio Agamben Italian philosopher (born 1942) Contemporary
  8. 8 Giorgio Petrosyan Giorgio Petrosyan Italian-Armenian kickboxer (born 1985) Contemporary
  9. 9 Giorgio Chinaglia Giorgio Chinaglia Italian footballer (1947–2012) Contemporary
  10. 10 Giorgio Morandi Giorgio Morandi Italian painter (1890–1964) 19th century
  11. 11 Giorgio Almirante Giorgio Almirante Italian politician (1914–1988) Contemporary
  12. 12 Giorgio Bassani Giorgio Bassani Italian writer 1916–2000 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Giorgio Perlasca Giorgio Perlasca Italian businessman (1910–1992) Contemporary
  14. 14 Giorgio Gaber Giorgio Gaber Musical artist 1939–2003 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Giorgio Basta Giorgio Basta Italian general, diplomat and writer (1550-1607) 16th century
  16. 16 Giorgio Strehler Giorgio Strehler Italian opera and theatre director (1921–1997) Contemporary
  17. 17 Giorgio Ghezzi Giorgio Ghezzi Italian footballer (1930–1990) Contemporary
  18. 18 Giorgio Ferrini Giorgio Ferrini Italian footballer (1939–1976) Contemporary
  19. 19 Giorgio Di Centa Giorgio Di Centa Italian cross-country skier b. 1972 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Giorgio Albertazzi Giorgio Albertazzi Italian actor and film director (1923–2016) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Giorgio, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Giorgio?

The median living Giorgio is about 15 years old. Half of all living Giorgios are between 6 and 28 years old.

How many people named Giorgio are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Giorgio are alive in the United States, based on 2,183 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Giorgio mean?

Giorgio is a male Italian given name derived from the Greek Georgios and sometimes a surname.

How popular is the name Giorgio in 2025?

Giorgio ranked #1,963 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 78 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Giorgio?

2,183 babies have been named Giorgio in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Giorgio most popular?

Giorgio peaked in 2024, when 96 newborns received the name.

Is Giorgio a boy or girl name?

Giorgio is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Giorgio rising or falling?

Giorgio is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Giorgio become more popular?

Giorgio is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 87 boys named Giorgio in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Giorgio?

Well-known people named Giorgio include Giorgio Armani (designer), Giorgio Moroder (musician), Giorgio A. Tsoukalos (writer).

Names like Giorgio

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