US Name Trends

Georgia

A feminine of George, Greek for “farmer”; also the American state and the Caucasian country.

2025peak year
No. 81best rank (1882)
167,019babies since 1880
No. 99rank in 2025

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Georgia per year — peak 2,619▬ girls ▬ boys18801900192019401960198020002020

Georgia appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 33 different years between 1880 and 2025. Its biggest year was 2025, when 2,619 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 99 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1882, at No. 81. In 2025 it ranked No. 99 for girls. All told, 167,019 Americans have been given the name since 1880.

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By the decade

DecadeBirthsBest rank
1880s3,540No. 81
1890s5,445No. 83
1900s7,142No. 87
1910s16,673No. 91
1920s23,230No. 112
1930s19,014No. 117
1940s22,393No. 114
1950s15,059No. 152
1960s7,899No. 290
1970s3,929No. 434
1980s2,881No. 563
1990s4,388No. 350
2000s9,538No. 274
2010s12,789No. 204
2020s12,370No. 99

Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.

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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.