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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Georgia#218 · 1 in 1,126
- Mississippi#230 · 1 in 1,047
- South Carolina#281 · 1 in 1,464
- Alabama#334 · 1 in 1,885
- Massachusetts#347 · 1 in 2,272
Best ever in a state: #21 in Nevada, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #218 | 38 | 1 in 1,126 |
| Mississippi | #230 | 11 | 1 in 1,047 |
| South Carolina | #281 | 11 | 1 in 1,464 |
| Alabama | #334 | 11 | 1 in 1,885 |
| Massachusetts | #347 | 14 | 1 in 2,272 |
| Connecticut | #367 | 7 | 1 in 2,205 |
| North Carolina | #406 | 16 | 1 in 2,504 |
| Washington | #407 | 13 | 1 in 2,202 |
| Maryland | #408 | 10 | 1 in 2,364 |
| Virginia | #413 | 13 | 1 in 2,558 |
| Indiana | #435 | 12 | 1 in 2,733 |
| Minnesota | #436 | 9 | 1 in 2,775 |
| Wisconsin | #482 | 8 | 1 in 3,129 |
| Tennessee | #484 | 9 | 1 in 3,268 |
| New York | #509 | 31 | 1 in 3,258 |
| Pennsylvania | #509 | 16 | 1 in 3,642 |
| Illinois | #514 | 22 | 1 in 3,178 |
| Ohio | #553 | 15 | 1 in 4,122 |
| Louisiana | #578 | 6 | 1 in 3,607 |
| Oklahoma | #592 | 5 | 1 in 3,364 |
| Florida | #597 | 18 | 1 in 4,075 |
| Michigan | #640 | 11 | 1 in 4,724 |
| California | #646 | 52 | 1 in 4,286 |
| New Jersey | #653 | 9 | 1 in 4,640 |
| Arizona | #668 | 7 | 1 in 4,011 |
| Missouri | #759 | 5 | 1 in 5,904 |
| Texas | #890 | 21 | 1 in 6,661 |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| 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 1997
girls
#528
449 births · 1 in 3,877 girls
Top girls' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 3,877 of them was named Georgia, which outranked 96.7% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).