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
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 320 births
- Debut · girls
- 259 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 33 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 166,290since 1880
Georgia over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #99 | 2,619 | — | |
| 2024 | #110 | 2,467 | — | |
| 2023 | #128 | 2,172 | — | |
| 2022 | #163 | 1,754 | — | |
| 2021 | #167 | 1,744 | — | |
| 2020 | #177 | 1,614 | — | |
| 2019 | #204 | 1,481 | — | |
| 2018 | #221 | 1,424 | — | |
| 2017 | #242 | 1,321 | — | |
| 2016 | #226 | 1,418 | — | |
| 2015 | #229 | 1,442 | — | |
| 2014 | #242 | 1,333 | — | |
| 2013 | #251 | 1,265 | — | |
| 2012 | #297 | 1,068 | — | |
| 2011 | #305 | 1,048 | — | |
| 2010 | #324 | 989 | — | |
| 2009 | #335 | 982 | — | |
| 2008 | #312 | 1,073 | — | |
| 2007 | #295 | 1,143 | — | |
| 2006 | #274 | 1,215 | — | |
| 2005 | #319 | 1,007 | — | |
| 2004 | #366 | 854 | — | |
| 2003 | #373 | 810 | — | |
| 2002 | #378 | 782 | — | |
| 2001 | #393 | 743 | — | |
| 2000 | #334 | 929 | — | |
| 1999 | #350 | 858 | — | |
| 1998 | #428 | 619 | — | |
| 1997 | #528 | 449 | — | |
| 1996 | #581 | 394 | — | |
| 1995 | #607 | 367 | — | |
| 1994 | #638 | 342 | — | |
| 1993 | #620 | 365 | — | |
| 1992 | #597 | 382 | — | |
| 1991 | #675 | 319 | — | |
| 1990 | #714 | 293 | — | |
| 1989 | #718 | 276 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #647 | 303 | — | |
| 1987 | #698 | 262 | — | |
| 1986 | #722 | 246 | — | |
| 1985 | #668 | 271 | — | |
| 1984 | #601 | 297 | — | |
| 1983 | #588 | 303 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #634 | 284 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #599 | 307 | — | |
| 1980 | #563 | 332 | — | |
| 1979 | #524 | 366 | — | |
| 1978 | #527 | 349 | — | |
| 1977 | #505 | 367 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #520 | 342 | — | |
| 1975 | #509 | 351 | — | |
| 1974 | #486 | 363 | — | |
| 1973 | #474 | 382 | — | |
| 1972 | #442 | 429 | — | |
| 1971 | #443 | 472 | — | |
| 1970 | #434 | 508 | — | |
| 1969 | #401 | 565 | — | |
| 1968 | #380 | 581 | — | |
| 1967 | #344 | 672 | — | |
| 1966 | #352 | 657 | — | |
| 1965 | #338 | 719 | — | |
| 1964 | #316 | 871 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #307 | 907 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #307 | 909 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #290 | 1,031 | — | |
| 1960 | #293 | 987 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #280 | 1,013 | — | |
| 1958 | #263 | 1,112 | #2,642 | 10 |
| 1957 | #239 | 1,251 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #229 | 1,306 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #210 | 1,480 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #200 | 1,534 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #181 | 1,743 | — | |
| 1952 | #176 | 1,749 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #162 | 1,931 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #152 | 1,940 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #141 | 2,204 | #2,123 | 13 |
| 1948 | #130 | 2,312 | #2,218 | 12 |
| 1947 | #129 | 2,475 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #123 | 2,309 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #116 | 2,318 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #114 | 2,359 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #119 | 2,378 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #123 | 2,213 | #1,799 | 16 |
| 1941 | #127 | 2,051 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | #138 | 1,774 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1939 | #131 | 1,834 | #2,288 | 10 |
| 1938 | #138 | 1,762 | #1,901 | 14 |
| 1937 | #132 | 1,812 | #1,688 | 17 |
| 1936 | #128 | 1,823 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #123 | 1,871 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1934 | #122 | 1,918 | #1,608 | 19 |
| 1933 | #126 | 1,814 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #118 | 2,064 | #1,651 | 19 |
| 1931 | #120 | 1,960 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #117 | 2,156 | #1,889 | 16 |
| 1929 | #115 | 2,127 | #1,731 | 19 |
| 1928 | #115 | 2,289 | #1,382 | 28 |
| 1927 | #120 | 2,254 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #116 | 2,348 | #1,846 | 18 |
| 1925 | #112 | 2,411 | #1,745 | 20 |
| 1924 | #113 | 2,397 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1923 | #112 | 2,372 | #1,753 | 20 |
| 1922 | #114 | 2,363 | #2,240 | 14 |
| 1921 | #116 | 2,313 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #113 | 2,356 | #1,885 | 18 |
| 1919 | #106 | 2,284 | #1,531 | 23 |
| 1918 | #107 | 2,344 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1917 | #105 | 2,163 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #108 | 1,992 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #111 | 1,853 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #107 | 1,492 | #1,687 | 14 |
| 1913 | #100 | 1,382 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #101 | 1,196 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #96 | 957 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #91 | 1,010 | — | |
| 1909 | #97 | 813 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1908 | #97 | 768 | — | |
| 1907 | #92 | 787 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1906 | #96 | 706 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1905 | #94 | 722 | — | |
| 1904 | #88 | 736 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #94 | 632 | — | |
| 1902 | #91 | 664 | — | |
| 1901 | #96 | 549 | — | |
| 1900 | #87 | 765 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | #99 | 553 | — | |
| 1898 | #92 | 654 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | #101 | 529 | #787 | 8 |
| 1896 | #93 | 562 | — | |
| 1895 | #94 | 562 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #94 | 535 | — | |
| 1893 | #87 | 541 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | #87 | 552 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #95 | 444 | — | |
| 1890 | #83 | 513 | — | |
| 1889 | #91 | 445 | — | |
| 1888 | #84 | 477 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | #91 | 351 | — | |
| 1886 | #86 | 395 | — | |
| 1885 | #84 | 371 | — | |
| 1884 | #90 | 341 | #971 | 5 |
| 1883 | #84 | 325 | — | |
| 1882 | #81 | 320 | — | |
| 1881 | #89 | 256 | — | |
| 1880 | #84 | 259 | — | |
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 1982
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maine#228 · 1 in 1,248
- Virginia#308 · 1 in 2,200
- Georgia#409 · 1 in 2,683
- Missouri#425 · 1 in 3,576
- Tennessee#426 · 1 in 3,507
Best ever in a state: #21 in Nevada, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #228 | 5 | 1 in 1,248 |
| Virginia | #308 | 14 | 1 in 2,200 |
| Georgia | #409 | 13 | 1 in 2,683 |
| Missouri | #425 | 9 | 1 in 3,576 |
| Tennessee | #426 | 8 | 1 in 3,507 |
| Alabama | #446 | 7 | 1 in 3,124 |
| Florida | #452 | 18 | 1 in 3,150 |
| Colorado | #455 | 7 | 1 in 3,150 |
| New York | #506 | 29 | 1 in 3,543 |
| Illinois | #595 | 15 | 1 in 4,962 |
| Massachusetts | #604 | 5 | 1 in 6,514 |
| North Carolina | #630 | 6 | 1 in 5,700 |
| Louisiana | #683 | 6 | 1 in 5,280 |
| Texas | #699 | 23 | 1 in 5,649 |
| California | #736 | 30 | 1 in 6,191 |
| Pennsylvania | #766 | 8 | 1 in 8,737 |
| New Jersey | #813 | 5 | 1 in 7,653 |
| Ohio | #1,023 | 5 | 1 in 14,294 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #81 (320 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1880–1896
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 337 girls born in 1882 were named Georgia (0.30%)
- Latest: 1 in 614 girls born in 2025 (0.16%)
- 14.0% of all girls named Georgia (23,230) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #81 (1882) → #722 (1986) → #99 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,540 | #81 (1882) | #86 |
| 1890s | 5,445 | #83 (1890) | #93 |
| 1900s | 7,142 | #87 (1900) | #93 |
| 1910s | 16,673 | #91 (1910) | #103 |
| 1920s | 23,230 | #112 (1925) | #115 |
| 1930s | 19,014 | #117 (1930) | #126 |
| 1940s | 22,393 | #114 (1944) | #126 |
| 1950s | 15,059 | #152 (1950) | #209 |
| 1960s | 7,899 | #290 (1961) | #333 |
| 1970s | 3,929 | #434 (1970) | #486 |
| 1980s | 2,881 | #563 (1980) | #644 |
| 1990s | 4,388 | #350 (1999) | #574 |
| 2000s | 9,538 | #274 (2006) | #338 |
| 2010s | 12,789 | #204 (2019) | #254 |
| 2020s | 12,370 | #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 1982
Top girls' names in 1982
Top boys' names in 1982
More about 1982
girls
1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 5,962 of them was named Georgia, which outranked 94.9% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 362,889 of them was named Georgia, which outranked 13.3% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 982 names at #6,385; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.