General is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what General means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named General across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular General has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
General is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “the military rank general”. An English word name from the high military title.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,025 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named General per year, United States (1880 to 2024). United States peaked in 1918 (105/yr).
General is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #1,282 nationally (given to 105 babies that year).
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