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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #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 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedAKMaine: #108 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 410 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #111 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 448 girlsNHWashington: #94 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 372 girlsWAIdaho: #142 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 513 girlsIDMontana: #61 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 206 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #169 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 953 girlsNDMinnesota: #145 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 794 girlsMNIllinois: #133 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 683 girlsILWisconsin: #222 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,765 girlsWIMichigan: #174 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,070 girlsMINew York: #242 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,474 girlsNYMassachusetts: #267 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,248 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedRIOregon: #64 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 223 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #118 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 506 girlsSDIowa: #114 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 543 girlsIAIndiana: #89 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 394 girlsINOhio: #120 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 601 girlsOHPennsylvania: #255 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,116 girlsPANew Jersey: #333 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,422 girlsNJConnecticut: #175 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsCTCalifornia: #123 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 533 girlsCAUtah: #148 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 576 girlsUTColorado: #77 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 276 girlsCONebraska: #99 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 403 girlsNEMissouri: #65 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 257 girlsMOKentucky: #58 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 231 girlsKYWest Virginia: #66 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 255 girlsWVVirginia: #90 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 343 girlsVAMaryland: #86 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 428 girlsMDDelaware: #80 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 320 girlsDEArizona: #46 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 162 girlsAZNew Mexico: #128 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 432 girlsNMKansas: #74 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 278 girlsKSArkansas: #80 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 287 girlsARTennessee: #48 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 186 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #79 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 284 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #108 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 448 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #63 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 255 girlsOKLouisiana: #108 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 410 girlsLAMississippi: #71 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 255 girlsMSAlabama: #101 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 364 girlsALGeorgia: #62 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 217 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedHITexas: #78 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 359 girlsTXFlorida: #103 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 400 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#46 · 1 in 162
  2. Tennessee#48 · 1 in 186
  3. Kentucky#58 · 1 in 231
  4. Montana#61 · 1 in 206
  5. Georgia#62 · 1 in 217

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#46121 in 162
Tennessee#481151 in 186
Kentucky#581021 in 231
Montana#61211 in 206
Georgia#621341 in 217
Oklahoma#63661 in 255
Oregon#64211 in 223
Missouri#651031 in 257
West Virginia#66581 in 255
Mississippi#71651 in 255
Kansas#74481 in 278
Colorado#77221 in 276
Texas#781201 in 359
North Carolina#791021 in 284
Arkansas#80541 in 287
Delaware#8051 in 320
Maryland#86281 in 428
Indiana#89581 in 394
Virginia#90671 in 343
Washington#94211 in 372
Nebraska#99261 in 403
Alabama#101641 in 364
Florida#103211 in 400
Louisiana#108411 in 410
Maine#108141 in 410
South Carolina#108391 in 448
New Hampshire#11171 in 448
Iowa#114351 in 543
South Dakota#118101 in 506
Ohio#120761 in 601
California#123351 in 533
New Mexico#12861 in 432
Illinois#133781 in 683
Idaho#14261 in 513
Minnesota#145251 in 794
Utah#14871 in 576
North Dakota#16971 in 953
Michigan#174261 in 1,070
Connecticut#17591 in 1,299
Wisconsin#222121 in 1,765
New York#242371 in 2,474
Pennsylvania#255281 in 3,116
Massachusetts#267101 in 3,248
New Jersey#33351 in 5,422
Alaska
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Nevada
Rhode Island
Vermont
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.

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 1915

girls
#111
1,853 births · 1 in 531 girls
boys
#2,310
11 births · 1 in 77,143 boys

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #111Georgia1,853

Top boys' names in 1915

  1. #1John47,576
  2. #2William38,563
  3. #3James33,773
  4. #4Robert28,737
  5. #5Joseph23,051
  6. #6George22,307
  7. #7Charles21,960
  8. #8Edward15,889
  9. #9Frank15,006
  10. #10Thomas11,490
  11. #2,310Georgia11
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 531 of them was named Georgia, which outranked 97.8% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Georgia
  1. #108Geraldine1,866
  2. #109Eunice1,860
  3. #110Geneva1,856
  4. #111Georgia1,853
  5. #112Harriet1,849
  6. #113Hattie1,825
  7. #114Ada1,817
Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. 500Gerda#1,444#944
  2. 451Theda#1,034#583
  3. 441Dominga#1,385#944
  4. 354Vernon#1,344#990
  5. 308Loyce#1,147#839
Fallers
  1. 383Drusilla#956#1,339
  2. 342Rossie#798#1,140
  3. 335Arlie#855#1,190
  4. 329Orene#956#1,285
  5. 329Margot#988#1,317

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

boys

848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 77,143 of them was named Georgia, which outranked 47.4% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Georgia
  1. #2,184Yukio12
  2. #2,184Zane12
  3. #2,184Zaragoza12
  4. #2,310Georgia11
  5. #2,310Abbie11
  6. #2,310Agapito11
  7. #2,310Agostino11
  8. #2,458Abelardo10
  9. #2,458Achilles10
  10. #2,458Ah10

Tied with 147 names at #2,310; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. 691Eston#1,687#996
  2. 565Estill#1,545#980
  3. 545Garth#1,260#715
  4. 474Hiroshi#1,342#868
  5. 439Domingo#1,101#662
Fallers
  1. 674Gilmore#986#1,660
  2. 667Barnett#933#1,600
  3. 526Rose#884#1,410
  4. 517Toivo#855#1,372
  5. 461Sampson#949#1,410

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

See the top 100 for 1915