Georgi is a distinctive choice, ranked #2444 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Georgi in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2444
About the Name Georgi
Georgi has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 1393 places in five years. It was most popular in 2021 at #963 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Georgi is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Georgi
Unlikely. With around 9 UK babies named Georgi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Georgi in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Georgi has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 1393 places in the last five years. Its peak was #963 in 2021. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Georgi is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Georgi include: Georgi Ivanov (cosmonaut) — Major general Georgi Ivanov Kakalov is a Bulgarian former military officer who was the first Bulgarian cosmonaut.; Georgi Stoychev — Georgi Stoychev is a Bulgarian former football player who played as a midfielder and defender.; Georgi Petkov (footballer, born 1988) — Georgi Petkov is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Bulgarian Second League club OFC Pomorie, for whom he is captain..
Georgi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Georgis in the wild.
9
UK babies named Georgi (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 1393 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Georgi
Likely around 1 other Georgi in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Georgi
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Major general Georgi Ivanov Kakalov is a Bulgarian former military officer who was the first Bulgarian cosmonaut. He was a member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria in 1990.
Georgi Stoychev is a Bulgarian former football player who played as a midfielder and defender. He spent his entire playing career with PFC Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo from 1996 to 2015.
Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov (Bulgarian: Георги Седефчов Първанов, IPA: [ɡɛˈɔrɡi pɐrˈvanof]) is a Bulgarian historian and politician who was the president of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012. He was elected after defeating incumbent Petar Stoyanov in the second round of the November 2001 presidential election.
Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov (Russian: Георгий Валентинович Плеханов [ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj vəlʲɪnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ plʲɪˈxanəf] ; 11 December [O.S. 29 November] 1856 – 30 May 1918) was a Russian Marxist theorist, philosopher, and revolutionary.
Howard Mason Georgi III is an American theoretical physicist and the Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and Harvard College Professor at Harvard University. He is also director of undergraduate studies in physics.
Georgi Dimitrov Mihaylov, also known as Georgiy Mihaylovich Dimitrov, was a Bulgarian communist politician and revolutionary who served as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party from 1933 to 1949, and the first leader of the Communist People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 to 1949. From 1935 to 1943, he was the General Secretary of the Communist International.