How Many People Are Named Georgia?
An estimated 73,279 people in the United States have the first name Georgia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Georgia peaked in popularity in 1947 with 2,481 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Georgia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Georgia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Georgia is overwhelmingly female, 729 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
73,279
About 1 in 4,677 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1947
2,481 births
Total Registered
164,380
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Georgia
Georgia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 164,380 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Georgia as a male name
Ranked #5,314 in 1989
9 male births in 1989
Peak: 1928 (28 births)
Georgia as a female name
Ranked #110 in 2024
2,458 female births in 2024
Peak: 1947 (2,475 births)
Georgia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Georgia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 23,403 babies were registered. While Georgia is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Georgia by Decade
How has Georgia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,550 | 10 | 3,540 | |
| 1890s | 5,476 | 31 | 5,445 | |
| 1900s | 7,174 | 32 | 7,142 | |
| 1910s | 16,784 | 111 | 16,673 | |
| 1920s | 23,403 | 173 | 23,230 | |
| 1930s | 19,159 | 145 | 19,014 | |
| 1940s | 22,514 | 121 | 22,393 | |
| 1950s | 15,119 | 60 | 15,059 | |
| 1960s | 7,918 | 21 | 7,897 | |
| 1970s | 3,935 | 6 | 3,929 | |
| 1980s | 2,902 | 19 | 2,883 | |
| 1990s | 4,388 | 0 | 4,388 | |
| 2000s | 9,538 | 0 | 9,538 | |
| 2010s | 12,785 | 0 | 12,785 | |
| 2020s | 9,735 | 0 | 9,735 | |
Georgia by State
Birth registrations for Georgia span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Alaska, Delaware, Vermont. On average, about 2,832 Georgias were registered per state.
Georgia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Georgia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Georgia
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Georgia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Georgia?
We estimate approximately 73,279 people named Georgia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,677 Americans share this first name.
Is Georgia a common name?
Georgia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 164,380 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Georgia most popular?
Georgia reached peak popularity in 1947, when 2,481 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Georgia is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Georgia a female name?
Georgia is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Georgia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Georgia Smith, Georgia Johnson, Georgia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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