Georgia
Georgia was the 99th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,619 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 81st; the most babies were born in 2025 (2,619). Over the last ten years it has moved up 130 places. More babies were named Georgia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning farmer (feminine of George) · Greek, Latin
Say it JOR-juh /ˈdʒɔrdʒə/
- Rank in 2025
- #99 girls, up 78 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,619girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20252,619 babies
- Total since 1880
- 167,019babies recorded
What does the name Georgia mean?
Georgia is the Latin feminine form of George, from Greek georgos, 'farmer', and DMNES lists it as the feminine of George, with a 5th-century saint of the name. Wikipedia glosses it 'agriculture'. The country in the Caucasus has an unrelated name that came through Persian, though medieval writers linked it with Saint George, as Wiktionary explains. Families may have any of these in mind.
γεωργός (Ancient Greek, “farmer”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: George, Georgina, Georgie, Giorgia, Jorja.
See also: Greek names, names from occupations.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Georgia', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Georgia', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Georgia (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Georgia
The usual nicknames for Georgia are Georgie and Gigi. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Georgia in the last five years, 6 were named Georgie, against 3 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgie · also for George, Georgina | Traditional | #1,361 | 634 |
| Gigi · also for Gianna, Giselle, Giovanna | Modern | #2,831 | 365 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Georgias go by each one.
Georgia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 729 since 1884.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #99 | 2,619 |
| 2020 | #177 | 1,614 |
| 2010 | #324 | 989 |
| 2000 | #334 | 929 |
| 1990 | #716 | 293 |
| 1980 | #563 | 332 |
| 1970 | #434 | 508 |
| 1960 | #293 | 987 |
| 1950 | #152 | 1,940 |
| 1940 | #138 | 1,774 |
| 1930 | #117 | 2,156 |
| 1920 | #113 | 2,356 |
| 1910 | #91 | 1,010 |
| 1900 | #87 | 765 |
| 1890 | #83 | 513 |
| 1880 | #84 | 259 |
How popular is Georgia, counting every spelling?
Georgia is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #119 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #99 for Georgia on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,670 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,619 | #99 | 10,756 |
| Giorgia | 51 | #3,143 | 184 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Georgia?
2,619 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Georgia (0.73 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Georgia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Georgia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Georgia?
About 80,900 people born in the US named Georgia are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 12 and 74. That makes Georgia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Georgia by state
How common Georgia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Idaho (2.8×), Utah (2.6×), Maine (2.4×), West Virginia (2.4×), Arkansas (2.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Mexico, New Jersey, New York.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Georgia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Georgia, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Georgia · Sibling names for Georgia
Questions about the name Georgia
What does Georgia mean?
Georgia means “farmer (feminine of George)” (Greek, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Georgia?
Georgia was the 99th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,619 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 81st; the most babies were born in 2025 (2,619). Over the last ten years it has moved up 130 places. More babies were named Georgia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Georgia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Georgia in the US.
Where is Georgia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Georgia was most common in Idaho (3.65 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Maine.