Georgia
- Pronunciation
- [Geor-gi-a]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Farmer. Feminine Of George.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Georgia
Georgia is the Latin/Italian feminine form of George, descending from the Greek Geōrgios ("farmer, earthworker" — see separate entry on George for the broader etymology and Saint George anchor). The feminine Georgia has been used in Italian, Greek, Spanish, and English-language naming traditions for centuries.
The name's American cultural register is uniquely shaped by two distinct geographic anchors. The first is the US state of Georgia (founded 1733 as the youngest of the original Thirteen Colonies, named after King George II of Great Britain). The second is the country of Georgia (in the Caucasus region, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, of disputed Georgian-language etymology unrelated to the saint's name). Both place-name registers contribute to the name's modern usage.
Notable bearers include American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986, the iconic American modernist whose flower paintings, New Mexico landscapes, and bone-and-skull works define a foundational thread of 20th-century American art); British politician Georgia, Princess of Hanover; American singer Georgia Carroll; and the fictional Georgia Lass of the cult television series Dead Like Me. Georgia's American climb is part of the broader vintage-revival wave. The name climbed from outside the US top 500 in 2000 to the US top 200 girls' rank by 2018 and the top 200 since. The name's appeal is its layered classical-and-American register combined with three flowing syllables. The name reads as both classical-elegant and distinctly Southern-American. Common nicknames Gigi, George (gender-neutral, vintage-trendy), Geo, and the rare Jorge each carry distinct registers; the longer formal Georgia is itself a fairly compact name without significant elaboration. International forms include Giorgia (Italian, with the Italian feminine form), Yeoryia (Greek), and the related masculine George family across European languages.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Georgia
US Popularity History (1880–2025)
Annual US births named Georgia by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 2,619 girls named Georgia (girl rank #99 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Georgia Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Georgia the strongest states are Mississippi, Utah, Oregon.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | #104 | 220 |
| 2 | Utah | #108 | 369 |
| 3 | Oregon | #115 | 271 |
| 4 | Arkansas | #116 | 242 |
| 5 | Missouri | #121 | 473 |
| 6 | Tennessee | #127 | 517 |
| 7 | Idaho | #128 | 159 |
| 8 | Alabama | #132 | 328 |
| 9 | Georgia | #133 | 667 |
| 10 | Washington | #134 | 471 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | #366 | 218 |
| 2 | New Mexico | #355 | 32 |
| 3 | Nevada | #347 | 83 |
| 4 | Florida | #305 | 591 |
| 5 | New York | #298 | 561 |
| 6 | Arizona | #280 | 245 |
| 7 | California | #272 | 1,238 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | #267 | 414 |
| 9 | Maryland | #251 | 225 |
| 10 | Texas | #220 | 1,393 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Georgia in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Georgia to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Georgia against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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