Girls' name · peaked in 1882
Georgia name popularity since 1925
122,153 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Georgia. Half of them were born in 1954 or earlier, so the typical Georgia is about 72 years old in 2026. Georgia peaked in 1882 as the #81 name for girls, and it ranked #99 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 122,153
- Named Georgia, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1882
- #81 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #99
- for girls in 2025 (2,619 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 121,689 girls · 464 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 3.03× its national share
Peak year is the year Georgia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Georgia births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2025. Measured as a share of all babies, Georgia peaked earlier, in 1882.
- Steepest fall: Between 1953 and 1958, Georgia's share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 1,080 to 1 in 1,810.
- Fastest rise: Between 1994 and 1999, it became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 5,220 baby girls to 1 in 2,070.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Georgia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Georgia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Georgia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 11,429 | 92 | – |
| 1930s | 19,014 | 145 | #123 |
| 1940s | 22,393 | 121 | #116 |
| 1950s | 15,059 | 60 | #210 |
| 1960s | 7,899 | 21 | #338 |
| 1970s | 3,929 | 6 | #510 |
| 1980s | 2,881 | 19 | #669 |
| 1990s | 4,388 | 0 | #607 |
| 2000s | 9,538 | 0 | #319 |
| 2010s | 12,789 | 0 | #229 |
| 2020–25 | 12,370 | 0 | #99 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
30.1% of babies named Georgia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Georgia is most popular
The index compares Georgia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Georgia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 3.03× | 4,417 |
| Arkansas | 2.41× | 2,972 |
| Alabama | 1.91× | 4,058 |
| Kentucky | 1.86× | 3,748 |
| Tennessee | 1.84× | 4,646 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Georgia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Georgia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Georgia (1882).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data