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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • 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: #498 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,757 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: #437 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsILWisconsin: #415 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,839 girlsWIMichigan: #640 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,542 girlsMINew York: #499 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,564 girlsNYMassachusetts: #415 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,523 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: #381 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,954 girlsINOhio: #373 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,927 girlsOHPennsylvania: #477 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,222 girlsPANew Jersey: #638 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,455 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #619 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,844 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #360 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,651 girlsMOKentucky: #271 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsKYWest Virginia: #336 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,276 girlsWVVirginia: #575 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,614 girlsVAMaryland: #475 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,761 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedDEArizona: #397 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsAZNew Mexico: #248 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedARTennessee: #505 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,573 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #410 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,170 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #314 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #311 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,709 girlsOKLouisiana: #493 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,210 girlsLAMississippi: #250 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,262 girlsMSAlabama: #346 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,088 girlsALGeorgia: #331 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Georgia, so not publishedHITexas: #543 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,775 girlsTXFlorida: #761 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,158 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#248 · 1 in 1,064
  2. Mississippi#250 · 1 in 1,262
  3. Kentucky#271 · 1 in 1,546
  4. Oklahoma#311 · 1 in 1,709
  5. South Carolina#314 · 1 in 1,838

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#24871 in 1,064
Mississippi#250131 in 1,262
Kentucky#271151 in 1,546
Oklahoma#31191 in 1,709
South Carolina#314101 in 1,838
Georgia#331171 in 2,004
West Virginia#33651 in 2,276
Alabama#346111 in 2,088
Missouri#360111 in 2,651
Ohio#373241 in 2,927
Indiana#381121 in 2,954
Arizona#39771 in 2,112
North Carolina#410111 in 3,170
Massachusetts#41591 in 3,523
Wisconsin#41571 in 3,839
Illinois#437231 in 3,053
Maryland#47551 in 3,761
Pennsylvania#477161 in 4,222
Louisiana#49381 in 3,210
Washington#49851 in 3,757
New York#499291 in 3,564
Tennessee#50561 in 4,573
Texas#543251 in 3,775
Virginia#57551 in 5,614
California#619271 in 4,844
New Jersey#63871 in 5,455
Michigan#64091 in 6,542
Florida#76161 in 7,158
Alaska
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
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 1973

girls
#474
382 births · 1 in 3,817 girls

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #474Georgia382
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 3,817 of them was named Georgia, which outranked 95.2% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Georgia
  1. #471Dora385
  2. #471Mandy385
  3. #471Paulette385
  4. #474Georgia382
  5. #475Chrystal378
  6. #475Karyn378
  7. #477Shanda376
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. 4,091Cicely#4,793#702
  2. 2,295Aubrey#3,177#882
  3. 1,847Nyree#2,680#833
  4. 1,533Danyell#2,523#990
  5. 1,496Vonetta#2,311#815
Fallers
  1. 1,814Camisha#815#2,629
  2. 470Andra#904#1,374
  3. 416Cherilyn#823#1,239
  4. 284Keena#848#1,132
  5. 281Nicolle#734#1,015

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

See the top 100 for 1973