Given name & surname
Giorgio
“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Giorgio is a variant of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Giorgio is a variant of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Giorgio is a variant of George. George reached English through Old French and Latin from the Greek name Georgios.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Giorgio is used as a form of George. Giorgio is a variant of George. The shared background comes through George: Georgios comes from georgos, built from elements meaning “earth” and “to work.” Latin Georgius and Old French forms helped carry it into English.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Giorgio is a variant of George. The history of George gives this family its wider story. Saint George gave the name a religious and legendary association; the dragon story developed in the Middle Ages. In England, George I’s accession in 1714 helped increase the name’s use beyond its earlier saintly associations.
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Giorgio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,183
- 2,183 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 96 babies
- 2025
- 78
- #1,963 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 78 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,963 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,347 as a first name in 2020; 1,438 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Giorgio’s family of names
In Italian usage, Giorgio has a diminutive in Gigi. Giorgio shares a linguistic root with George. In Italian usage, Giorgio has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jorge.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Giorgio has relatives in 35 languages.
45 related names in 35 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 75
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- JorgePortuguese, Spanish
- Yuriequivalent
- JordiCatalan
- Joriequivalent
- Giorgiafeminine form · Italian
- Georgiosequivalent
- Juriequivalent
- Georgioequivalent
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- GeorgesFrench
- Gevorgequivalent
- Jurgenequivalent
- JerzyPolish
- Yegorequivalent
- Jornequivalent
- GeorgGerman
- Georgyequivalent
- Giorgiequivalent
- Georgiequivalent
- Jyriequivalent
- JorisDutch
- JurisLatvian
- Đuroequivalent
- Siôrequivalent
- Xurdeequivalent
- Jürgensequivalent
- Đurađequivalent
- Єгорequivalent
- Jurequivalent
- Jürgequivalent
- Jergušequivalent
- Chorcheequivalent
- Jörgequivalent
- Gorchequivalent
- ЕгорRussian
- ГеоргийRussian
- Giorgiolipatronymic from · Italian
- Giurgiucognate · Romanian
- ΓεώργιοςGreek
- JiříCzech
- Corcequivalent
- Georgijeequivalent
- Juroequivalent
- Jørnequivalent
- Yehorequivalent
- Jurgensequivalent
- Jyrkiequivalent
- Jörnequivalent
- Juergequivalent
- GyörgyHungarian
- ГеоргійUkrainian
- JürgenGerman
- GöranSwedish
- JurijSlovene
- JurajSlovak
- ĐorđeSerbian
- ЂорђеSerbian
- ЮрийRussian
- IorguRomanian
- GheorgheRomanian
- JørgenNorwegian, Danish
And 15 more.
People named Giorgio
- Giorgio NapolitanoPresident of Italy from 2006 to 20151925–2023
- Giorgio VasariItalian painter, architect, writer and historian (1511-1574)
- Giorgio ArmaniItalian fashion designer (1934–2025)
- Giorgio ChielliniItalian sports executive and former association football playerborn 1984
- GiorgioneVenetian Renaissance painter (1478–1510)
- Giorgio de ChiricoItalian artist (1888–1978)
- Giorgio ParisiItalian physicist (1948-)
- Giorgio AgambenItalian philosopher (b. 1942)
- Giorgio MorandiItalian painter and printmaker (1890–1964)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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