Georgia

#99 for girls in 2025, 2,619 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #5,165
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1882 · 320 births
Debut · girls
259 births
In top 100 · girls
33 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
166,290
since 1880

Georgia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #81, 1882girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#992,619—
2024#1102,467—
2023#1282,172—
2022#1631,754—
2021#1671,744—
2020#1771,614—
2019#2041,481—
2018#2211,424—
2017#2421,321—
2016#2261,418—
2015#2291,442—
2014#2421,333—
2013#2511,265—
2012#2971,068—
2011#3051,048—
2010#324989—
2009#335982—
2008#3121,073—
2007#2951,143—
2006#2741,215—
2005#3191,007—
2004#366854—
2003#373810—
2002#378782—
2001#393743—
2000#334929—
1999#350858—
1998#428619—
1997#528449—
1996#581394—
1995#607367—
1994#638342—
1993#620365—
1992#597382—
1991#675319—
1990#714293—
1989#718276#5,1659
1988#647303—
1987#698262—
1986#722246—
1985#668271—
1984#601297—
1983#588303#6,2385
1982#634284#6,3855
1981#599307—
1980#563332—
1979#524366—
1978#527349—
1977#505367#5,1236
1976#520342—
1975#509351—
1974#486363—
1973#474382—
1972#442429—
1971#443472—
1970#434508—
1969#401565—
1968#380581—
1967#344672—
1966#352657—
1965#338719—
1964#316871#4,0395
1963#307907#4,0485
1962#307909#3,6406
1961#2901,031—
1960#293987#4,0385
1959#2801,013—
1958#2631,112#2,64210
1957#2391,251#3,5526
1956#2291,306#2,9698
1955#2101,480#2,9648
1954#2001,534#3,8275
1953#1811,743—
1952#1761,749#3,0957
1951#1621,931#2,49510
1950#1521,940#3,3296
1949#1412,204#2,12313
1948#1302,312#2,21812
1947#1292,475#3,3706
1946#1232,309#2,27111
1945#1162,318#2,3939
1944#1142,359#1,98813
1943#1192,378#2,07413
1942#1232,213#1,79916
1941#1272,051#1,68517
1940#1381,774#2,17911
1939#1311,834#2,28810
1938#1381,762#1,90114
1937#1321,812#1,68817
1936#1281,823#1,96413
1935#1231,871#2,12712
1934#1221,918#1,60819
1933#1261,814#2,09312
1932#1182,064#1,65119
1931#1201,960#2,10113
1930#1172,156#1,88916
1929#1152,127#1,73119
1928#1152,289#1,38228
1927#1202,254#3,4517
1926#1162,348#1,84618
1925#1122,411#1,74520
1924#1132,397#1,83919
1923#1122,372#1,75320
1922#1142,363#2,24014
1921#1162,313#2,80410
1920#1132,356#1,88518
1919#1062,284#1,53123
1918#1072,344#1,90517
1917#1052,163#2,42311
1916#1081,992#2,38911
1915#1111,853#2,31011
1914#1071,492#1,68714
1913#1001,382#1,9459
1912#1011,196#1,8858
1911#96957#1,3877
1910#911,010—
1909#97813#1,2776
1908#97768—
1907#92787#1,0947
1906#96706#1,0047
1905#94722—
1904#88736#1,2055
1903#94632—
1902#91664—
1901#96549—
1900#87765#1,0507
1899#99553—
1898#92654#8048
1897#101529#7878
1896#93562—
1895#94562#1,0795
1894#94535—
1893#87541#1,0355
1892#87552#1,0665
1891#95444—
1890#83513—
1889#91445—
1888#84477#1,0315
1887#91351—
1886#86395—
1885#84371—
1884#90341#9715
1883#84325—
1882#81320—
1881#89256—
1880#84259—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Georgia was already there! It came in at #84, and was given to 259 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1974–1991, when fewer than 370 girls a year got the name.

Where Georgia is popular in 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedAKMaine: #212 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,522 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedNHWashington: #151 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 785 girlsWAIdaho: #129 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 557 girlsIDMontana: #84 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 304 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #119 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 556 girlsNDMinnesota: #158 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,121 girlsMNIllinois: #121 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 631 girlsILWisconsin: #131 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 858 girlsWIMichigan: #161 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsMINew York: #205 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 1,405 girlsNYMassachusetts: #288 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,065 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedRIOregon: #91 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 376 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedNVWyoming: #49 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 182 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #112 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 503 girlsSDIowa: #130 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 718 girlsIAIndiana: #164 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsINOhio: #145 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 894 girlsOHPennsylvania: #158 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 978 girlsPANew Jersey: #204 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,633 girlsNJConnecticut: #224 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,918 girlsCTCalifornia: #157 for girls · 140 births · 1 in 809 girlsCAUtah: #116 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 457 girlsUTColorado: #99 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 419 girlsCONebraska: #100 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 498 girlsNEMissouri: #96 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 517 girlsMOKentucky: #111 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 631 girlsKYWest Virginia: #161 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 954 girlsWVVirginia: #167 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 940 girlsVAMaryland: #170 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,021 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedDEArizona: #111 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 424 girlsAZNew Mexico: #128 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 482 girlsNMKansas: #123 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 666 girlsKSArkansas: #79 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 379 girlsARTennessee: #103 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 516 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #138 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 691 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #107 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 434 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #197 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,150 girlsDCOklahoma: #107 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 597 girlsOKLouisiana: #111 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 501 girlsLAMississippi: #51 for girls · 126 births · 1 in 231 girlsMSAlabama: #91 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 430 girlsALGeorgia: #127 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 576 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedHITexas: #128 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 649 girlsTXFlorida: #199 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,077 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#49 · 1 in 182
  2. Mississippi#51 · 1 in 231
  3. Arkansas#79 · 1 in 379
  4. Montana#84 · 1 in 304
  5. Oregon#91 · 1 in 376

Best ever in a state: #21 in Nevada, 1934.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#49141 in 182
Mississippi#511261 in 231
Arkansas#79591 in 379
Montana#84201 in 304
Alabama#91871 in 430
Oregon#91401 in 376
Missouri#96751 in 517
Colorado#99341 in 419
Nebraska#100271 in 498
Tennessee#103731 in 516
Oklahoma#107361 in 597
South Carolina#107641 in 434
Arizona#111211 in 424
Kentucky#111541 in 631
Louisiana#111671 in 501
South Dakota#112141 in 503
Utah#116181 in 457
North Dakota#119121 in 556
Illinois#1211361 in 631
Kansas#123271 in 666
Georgia#127741 in 576
New Mexico#128181 in 482
Texas#1281461 in 649
Idaho#129111 in 557
Iowa#130381 in 718
Wisconsin#131431 in 858
North Carolina#138711 in 691
Ohio#145971 in 894
Washington#151321 in 785
California#1571401 in 809
Minnesota#158291 in 1,121
Pennsylvania#1581051 in 978
Michigan#161651 in 1,087
West Virginia#161251 in 954
Indiana#164411 in 1,024
Virginia#167381 in 940
Maryland#170221 in 1,021
District of Columbia#197101 in 1,150
Florida#199251 in 1,077
New Jersey#204261 in 1,633
New York#2051011 in 1,405
Maine#21261 in 1,522
Connecticut#22491 in 1,918
Massachusetts#288111 in 4,065
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Georgia
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 11 spots since 2024 (#110 → #99)
  • 78 spots since 2020 (#177 → #99)
  • 130 spots since 2015 (#229 → #99)
  • Biggest jump: 100 spots in 1998 (#528 → #428)
  • Biggest drop: 71 spots in 1989 (#647 → #718)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1882 at #81 (320 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 33 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1880–1896
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 337
  • Highest: 1 in 337 girls born in 1882 were named Georgia (0.30%)
  • Latest: 1 in 614 girls born in 2025 (0.16%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 14.0% of all girls named Georgia (23,230) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #81 (1882) → #722 (1986) → #99 (2025)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,540#81 (1882)#86
1890s5,445#83 (1890)#93
1900s7,142#87 (1900)#93
1910s16,673#91 (1910)#103
1920s23,230#112 (1925)#115
1930s19,014#117 (1930)#126
1940s22,393#114 (1944)#126
1950s15,059#152 (1950)#209
1960s7,899#290 (1961)#333
1970s3,929#434 (1970)#486
1980s2,881#563 (1980)#644
1990s4,388#350 (1999)#574
2000s9,538#274 (2006)#338
2010s12,789#204 (2019)#254
2020s12,370#99 (2025)#141

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Georgia in 1949

girls
#141
2,204 births · 1 in 776 girls
boys
#2,123
13 births · 1 in 136,457 boys

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #141Georgia2,204

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #2,123Georgia13
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 776 of them was named Georgia, which outranked 97.7% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Georgia
  1. #138June2,288
  2. #139Regina2,266
  3. #140Denise2,236
  4. #141Georgia2,204
  5. #142Edna2,173
  6. #143Josephine2,163
  7. #144Andrea2,142
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 136,457 of them was named Georgia, which outranked 49.5% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Georgia
  1. #2,022Waylon14
  2. #2,022Wilfrid14
  3. #2,022Young14
  4. #2,123Georgia13
  5. #2,123Alice13
  6. #2,123Alois13
  7. #2,123Alwin13
  8. #2,225Abdul12
  9. #2,225Alben12
  10. #2,225Alwyn12

Tied with 101 names at #2,123; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1949 →