Name profile

Georgia

Latinate feminine form of George.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/; British English /ˈd͡ʒɔː.d͡ʒə/; Greek /ʝe.oɾ.ˈʝi.a/
Usage languagesEnglish, Greek, Latin
US rank (2025)#99

Meaning and history

Georgia is the Latinate feminine form of George. It is also the name of a U.S. state, named for British king George II, while the country of Georgia has a different, unrelated origin. A notable bearer was the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986).

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 1,215 births, rank #274
2007: 1,143 births, rank #295
2008: 1,073 births, rank #312
2009: 982 births, rank #335
2010: 989 births, rank #324
20112011: 1,048 births, rank #305
2012: 1,068 births, rank #297
2013: 1,265 births, rank #251
2014: 1,333 births, rank #242
2015: 1,442 births, rank #229
20162016: 1,418 births, rank #226
2017: 1,321 births, rank #242
2018: 1,424 births, rank #221
2019: 1,481 births, rank #204
2020: 1,614 births, rank #177
20212021: 1,744 births, rank #167
2022: 1,754 births, rank #163
2023: 2,172 births, rank #128
2024: 2,467 births, rank #110
20252025: 2,619 births, rank #99

Georgia has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #334 in 2000 to #99 in 2025. It now stands at #99 for girls. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 2,619.