Georgina
Georgina was the 689th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 410 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 594th; the most babies were born in 2024 (447). Over the last ten years it has moved up 972 places. More babies were named Georgina in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning farmer (feminine of George) · Greek, English
Say it jor-JEE-nuh /dʒɔrˈdʒinə/
- Rank in 2025
- #689 girls, up 616 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 410girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024447 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,591babies recorded
What does the name Georgina mean?
Georgina is a feminine form of George, made by adding -ina, according to Wiktionary. DMNES explains George as Greek geōrgos, farmer or earth-worker, and notes the 3rd- or 4th-century Saint George, patron of many countries, known for slaying a dragon. Wiktionary also lists a town in Ontario named Georgina and the related form Georgine. Georgina has been used in the US since 1880.
γεωργός (Ancient Greek, “farmer”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Georgia, Georgiana, Gina, Georgie, George.
See also: Greek names, names from occupations.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Georgina' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'George', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Nicknames for Georgina
The usual nicknames for Georgina are Georgie and Gina. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Georgina in the last five years, 37 were named Georgie, against 13 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgie · also for George, Georgia | Traditional | #1,361 | 634 |
| Gina · also for Regina, Eugenia | Traditional | #2,085 | 508 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Georginas go by each one.
Georgina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #689 | 410 |
| 2020 | #1,305 | 169 |
| 2010 | #1,999 | 100 |
| 2000 | #1,384 | 135 |
| 1990 | #969 | 193 |
| 1980 | #727 | 230 |
| 1970 | #634 | 260 |
| 1960 | #860 | 145 |
| 1950 | #767 | 128 |
| 1940 | #863 | 68 |
| 1930 | #747 | 88 |
| 1920 | #737 | 96 |
| 1910 | #837 | 27 |
| 1900 | #1,263 | 10 |
| 1890 | #739 | 14 |
| 1880 | #867 | 5 |
How popular is Georgina, counting every spelling?
Georgina has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #698 for girls in 2025, against #689 on the official list, because Kaylin/Kaylynn/Kailyn and Jayleen/Jaylene/Jaelynn and Romy/Romi/Romee move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Georgina?
410 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Georgina (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Georgina 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 20 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Georgina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Georgina?
About 13,900 people born in the US named Georgina are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 19 and 57. That makes Georgina 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.
Georgina by state
How common Georgina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.9×), New Jersey (1.8×), New York (1.7×), Illinois (1.5×), California (1.5×). In 23 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Georgina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Georgina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Georgina · Sibling names for Georgina
Questions about the name Georgina
What does Georgina mean?
Georgina means “farmer (feminine of George)” (Greek, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Georgina?
Georgina was the 689th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 410 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 594th; the most babies were born in 2024 (447). Over the last ten years it has moved up 972 places. More babies were named Georgina in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Georgina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Georgina in the US.
Where is Georgina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Georgina was most common in Texas (0.39 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New York.