George

George comes from the Greek georgos, "earth-worker" or "farmer," joining ge, earth, and ergon, work. Saint George's dragon, six English kings, a couple of American presidents, and the 2013 birth of Prince George of Wales have each reshaped the name's register in turn. It held the U.S. top 10 for decades in the early twentieth century, dipped through the middle, and quietly returned to the top 150 in the 2010s. One round syllable, a soft j opening and a soft j closing, like a bell with the same note on both ends. George reads as steady, unpretentious, and comfortably at home in any era.