girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Georgia

Meaning Saint George Gender Girl Rank 2025 #99 Trend ↑ Rising 66%

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Geōrgia, itself a borrowing from Classical Persian گرج (gurj) (with influence from (sānctus) Geōrgius (“Saint George”), alluding to…

Rank 2025
#99
among girls · ↑11 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,619
named Georgia · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 614
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
2,619 babies
All-time total
167,019
#239 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Georgia popularity over time

167,019 babies have been named Georgia since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 3,540 10 3,550 355 – #81
1890s 5,445 31 5,476 548 +54% #83
1900s 7,142 32 7,174 717 +31% #87
1910s 16,673 111 16,784 1,678 +134% #91
1920s 23,230 173 23,403 2,340 +39% #112
1930s 19,014 145 19,159 1,916 -18% #117
1940s 22,393 121 22,514 2,251 +18% #114
1950s 15,059 60 15,119 1,512 -33% #152
1960s 7,899 21 7,920 792 -48% #290
1970s 3,929 6 3,935 394 -50% #434
1980s 2,881 19 2,900 290 -26% #563
1990s 4,388 – 4,388 439 +51% #350
2000s 9,538 – 9,538 954 +117% #274
2010s 12,789 – 12,789 1,279 +34% #205
2020s (to 2025) 12,370 – 12,370 2,062 +61% #99

Where Georgia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 2,849 1.77 #88
2027 3,060 1.90 #82
2028 3,251 2.02 #74
2029 3,424 2.13 #70
2030 3,577 2.23 #64

Where Georgia is most popular

Girls named Georgia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.33 per 1,000. Strongest in Idaho, Utah, and Maine.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Georgia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Idaho 122 3.65 +175%
Utah 285 3.42 +158%
Maine 49 3.17 +139%
West Virginia 82 3.13 +136%
Arkansas 162 3.07 +131%
New Hampshire 53 2.87 +117%
Mississippi 134 2.86 +116%
Missouri 342 2.84 +114%
Kentucky 233 2.72 +105%
Oregon 160 2.46 +85%
Iowa 143 2.45 +85%
Kansas 140 2.43 +83%
Louisiana 207 2.36 +78%
Indiana 332 2.36 +78%
Nebraska 85 2.36 +78%
Oklahoma 174 2.36 +78%
Tennessee 365 2.30 +74%
Alabama 214 2.28 +72%
South Carolina 200 2.22 +68%
North Carolina 506 2.22 +68%
Washington 314 2.17 +64%
South Dakota 31 2.17 +64%
Ohio 489 2.06 +55%
Montana 27 1.99 +50%
Minnesota 215 1.99 +50%
Michigan 347 1.91 +44%
Wisconsin 195 1.89 +43%
Massachusetts 219 1.81 +37%
Georgia 406 1.79 +35%
Colorado 199 1.78 +34%
Connecticut 95 1.63 +23%
Virginia 268 1.57 +19%
Illinois 353 1.54 +16%
Rhode Island 18 1.44 +8%
Maryland 148 1.40 +5%
Arizona 181 1.29 ≈ national
Texas 1,015 1.26 -5%
Vermont 6 1.24 -7%
Pennsylvania 275 1.16 -12%
Nevada 52 1.12 -16%
Florida 446 1.04 -21%
North Dakota 13 0.989 -25%
California 812 0.966 -27%
District of Columbia 11 0.928 -30%
New York 355 0.896 -32%
New Jersey 146 0.809 -39%
New Mexico 17 0.699 -47%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Georgia

Georgia is a top-100 name for girls in the United States, ranked #99 in 2025 with 2,619 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 167,019 American babies have been named Georgia. Its peak came in 2025, when 2,619 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Georgia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Georgia?

The median living Georgia is about 48 years old; half are between 12 and 75. An estimated 85 thousand people named Georgia are alive in the United States today.

median 48 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Georgia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 2,619 #99 – –
2024 2,467 #110 – –
2023 2,172 #128 – –
2022 1,754 #163 – –
2021 1,744 #167 – –
2020 1,614 #177 – –
2019 1,481 #205 – –
2018 1,424 #221 – –
2017 1,321 #242 – –
2016 1,418 #226 – –
2015 1,442 #229 – –
2014 1,333 #242 – –
2013 1,265 #251 – –
2012 1,068 #297 – –
2011 1,048 #305 – –
2010 989 #324 – –
2009 982 #335 – –
2008 1,073 #312 – –
2007 1,143 #295 – –
2006 1,215 #274 – –
2005 1,007 #319 – –
2004 854 #366 – –
2003 810 #374 – –
2002 782 #379 – –
2001 743 #393 – –
2000 929 #334 – –
1995 367 #607 – –
1990 293 #716 – –
1985 271 #669 – –
1980 332 #563 – –
1975 351 #510 – –
1970 508 #434 – –
1965 719 #338 – –
1960 987 #293 5 #4,252
1955 1,480 #210 8 #3,054
1950 1,940 #152 6 #3,457
1945 2,318 #116 9 #2,461
1940 1,774 #138 11 #2,229
1935 1,871 #123 12 #2,172
1930 2,156 #117 16 #1,917
1925 2,411 #112 20 #1,758
1920 2,356 #113 18 #1,913
1915 1,853 #111 11 #2,364
1910 1,010 #91 – –
1905 722 #94 – –
1900 765 #87 7 #1,092
1895 562 #94 5 #1,149
1890 513 #83 – –
1885 371 #84 – –
1880 259 #84 – –

Famous people named Georgia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia O'Keeffe American modernist artist (1887–1986) 19th century
  2. 2 Georgia Engel Georgia Engel American actress (1948–2019) Contemporary
  3. 3 Georgia King Georgia King British actress b. 1986 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Georgia Moffett Georgia Moffett English actress (born 1984) Contemporary
  5. 5 Georgia Hale Georgia Hale American silent actress (1900–1985) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Georgia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Georgia?

The median living Georgia is about 48 years old. Half of all living Georgias are between 12 and 75 years old.

How many people named Georgia are alive today?

An estimated 85 thousand people named Georgia are alive in the United States, based on 167,019 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Georgia mean?

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Geōrgia, itself a borrowing from Classical Persian گرج (gurj) (with influence from (sānctus) Geōrgius (“Saint George”), alluding to the saint's popularity in the country), from Middle Persian…

How popular is the name Georgia in 2025?

Georgia ranked #99 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,619 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Georgia?

167,019 babies have been named Georgia in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Georgia most popular?

Georgia peaked in 2025, when 2,619 newborns received the name.

Is Georgia a boy or girl name?

Georgia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Georgia rising or falling?

Georgia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Georgia become more popular?

Georgia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 3,577 girls named Georgia in 2030, which would rank around #64. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Georgia?

Well-known people named Georgia include Georgia O'Keeffe (painter), Georgia Engel (actor), Georgia King (actor).

Names like Georgia

Names that sound and feel close to Georgia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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