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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedNHWashington: #561 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,168 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #436 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,913 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #626 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,045 girlsMINew York: #620 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,015 girlsNYMassachusetts: #449 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,082 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedIAIndiana: #525 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,827 girlsINOhio: #446 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,962 girlsOHPennsylvania: #570 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,855 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #646 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 4,796 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedUTColorado: #353 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,026 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #368 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,682 girlsMOKentucky: #302 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,953 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #419 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,361 girlsVAMaryland: #371 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,493 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #300 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsNMKansas: #387 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,602 girlsKSArkansas: #344 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,066 girlsARTennessee: #418 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,272 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #277 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,599 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #327 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,878 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #368 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,292 girlsOKLouisiana: #714 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,203 girlsLAMississippi: #346 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,898 girlsMSAlabama: #449 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,072 girlsALGeorgia: #333 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,930 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedHITexas: #621 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,605 girlsTXFlorida: #556 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,097 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#277 · 1 in 1,599
  2. New Mexico#300 · 1 in 1,278
  3. Kentucky#302 · 1 in 1,953
  4. South Carolina#327 · 1 in 1,878
  5. Georgia#333 · 1 in 1,930

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#277201 in 1,599
New Mexico#30061 in 1,278
Kentucky#302121 in 1,953
South Carolina#32791 in 1,878
Georgia#333161 in 1,930
Arkansas#34461 in 2,066
Mississippi#34681 in 1,898
Colorado#35381 in 2,026
Missouri#368111 in 2,682
Oklahoma#36871 in 2,292
Maryland#37171 in 2,493
Kansas#38751 in 2,602
Tennessee#41881 in 3,272
Virginia#41981 in 3,361
Illinois#436241 in 2,913
Ohio#446171 in 3,962
Alabama#44971 in 3,072
Massachusetts#44971 in 4,082
Indiana#52571 in 4,827
Florida#556101 in 4,097
Washington#56151 in 4,168
Pennsylvania#570111 in 5,855
New York#620201 in 5,015
Texas#621211 in 4,605
Michigan#62691 in 6,045
California#646301 in 4,796
Louisiana#71451 in 5,203
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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 1976

girls
#520
342 births · 1 in 4,284 girls

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #520Georgia342
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 4,284 of them was named Georgia, which outranked 95.2% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Georgia
  1. #517Annmarie345
  2. #517Carly345
  3. #519Maryann344
  4. #520Georgia342
  5. #520Kimberlee342
  6. #522Myra341
  7. #522Tessa341
  8. #524Randi339

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →