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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201912peak #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 1912

  • 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: #72 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 242 girlsWAIdaho: #91 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 261 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #193 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,141 girlsMNIllinois: #129 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 706 girlsILWisconsin: #176 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,135 girlsWIMichigan: #178 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,007 girlsMINew York: #281 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,087 girlsNYMassachusetts: #200 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,620 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedRIOregon: #73 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 239 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #130 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 545 girlsSDIowa: #95 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 378 girlsIAIndiana: #98 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 474 girlsINOhio: #130 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 741 girlsOHPennsylvania: #195 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,696 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #72 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 280 girlsCAUtah: #94 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 302 girlsUTColorado: #82 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 296 girlsCONebraska: #81 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 295 girlsNEMissouri: #58 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 218 girlsMOKentucky: #68 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 235 girlsKYWest Virginia: #51 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 199 girlsWVVirginia: #100 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 405 girlsVAMaryland: #186 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,330 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedNMKansas: #86 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 329 girlsKSArkansas: #86 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 297 girlsARTennessee: #41 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 145 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #111 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 396 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #84 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 280 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #63 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 235 girlsOKLouisiana: #100 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 362 girlsLAMississippi: #42 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 154 girlsMSAlabama: #93 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 310 girlsALGeorgia: #56 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 192 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedHITexas: #65 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 274 girlsTXFlorida: #109 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 385 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Tennessee#41 · 1 in 145
  2. Mississippi#42 · 1 in 154
  3. West Virginia#51 · 1 in 199
  4. Georgia#56 · 1 in 192
  5. Missouri#58 · 1 in 218

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#41921 in 145
Mississippi#42791 in 154
West Virginia#51401 in 199
Georgia#561031 in 192
Missouri#58701 in 218
Oklahoma#63431 in 235
Texas#65961 in 274
Kentucky#68581 in 235
California#72351 in 280
Washington#72171 in 242
Oregon#73101 in 239
Nebraska#81191 in 295
Colorado#82111 in 296
South Carolina#84421 in 280
Arkansas#86321 in 297
Kansas#86221 in 329
Idaho#9151 in 261
Alabama#93511 in 310
Utah#9461 in 302
Iowa#95241 in 378
Indiana#98241 in 474
Louisiana#100331 in 362
Virginia#100351 in 405
Florida#109141 in 385
North Carolina#111431 in 396
Illinois#129401 in 706
Ohio#130311 in 741
South Dakota#13051 in 545
Wisconsin#17691 in 1,135
Michigan#178131 in 1,007
Maryland#18651 in 1,330
Minnesota#19381 in 1,141
Pennsylvania#195271 in 1,696
Massachusetts#200111 in 1,620
New York#281161 in 3,087
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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
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 1912

girls
#101
1,196 births · 1 in 467 girls
boys
#1,885
8 births · 1 in 53,743 boys

Top girls' names in 1912

  1. #1Mary32,304
  2. #2Helen16,133
  3. #3Dorothy12,645
  4. #4Margaret12,536
  5. #5Ruth11,280
  6. #6Mildred8,764
  7. #7Anna8,586
  8. #8Elizabeth8,527
  9. #9Frances6,680
  10. #10Marie6,642
  11. #101Georgia1,196

Top boys' names in 1912

  1. #1John24,588
  2. #2William19,626
  3. #3James17,644
  4. #4Robert12,836
  5. #5Joseph12,062
  6. #6George11,734
  7. #7Charles11,070
  8. #8Edward7,936
  9. #9Frank7,912
  10. #10Thomas6,087
  11. #1,885Georgia8
More about 1912

girls

558,119 girls got a published name in 1912; 1 in 467 of them was named Georgia, which outranked 97.1% of the 3,445 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Georgia
  1. #98Cora1,253
  2. #99Wilma1,241
  3. #100Inez1,228
  4. #101Georgia1,196
  5. #102Barbara1,184
  6. #103Juanita1,182
  7. #104Hilda1,158
Biggest movers since 1911
Risers
  1. ↑ 712Jule#1,545 → #833
  2. ↑ 626Beula#1,545 → #919
  3. ↑ 602Noma#1,372 → #770
  4. ↑ 577Walter#1,372 → #795
  5. ↑ 490Izora#1,450 → #960
Fallers
  1. ↓ 912Mabell#932 → #1,844
  2. ↓ 602Justina#875 → #1,477
  3. ↓ 579Irine#898 → #1,477
  4. ↓ 579Sula#898 → #1,477
  5. ↓ 568Cordia#853 → #1,421

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

boys

429,942 boys got a published name in 1912; 1 in 53,743 of them was named Georgia, which outranked 35.1% of the 2,905 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Georgia
  1. #1,746Willian9
  2. #1,746Yancy9
  3. #1,746Ysidro9
  4. #1,885Georgia8
  5. #1,885Abbott8
  6. #1,885Achilles8
  7. #1,885Adelard8
  8. #2,045Addis7
  9. #2,045Adolphe7
  10. #2,045Agnew7

Tied with 159 names at #1,885; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1911
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Arlo#1,740 → #876
  2. ↑ 848Guss#1,740 → #892
  3. ↑ 805Courtney#1,740 → #935
  4. ↑ 805Erling#1,740 → #935
  5. ↑ 805Masao#1,740 → #935
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,688Rosendo#856 → #2,544
  2. ↓ 1,063Metro#982 → #2,045
  3. ↓ 1,057Lawyer#689 → #1,746
  4. ↓ 903Hymen#982 → #1,885
  5. ↓ 903Mathias#982 → #1,885

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

See the top 100 for 1912 →