Recorded 1917–1982 Girls' name Peak 1953 1,723 births

Georgann — girls' name

1,723 babies named Georgann in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s961930s2071940s5151950s5601960s2611970s741980s5
1950s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Georgann was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

78 babies were named Georgann in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Georgann

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,723 babies named Georgann between 1917 and 1982, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Georgann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Georgann performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 560 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Georgann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Georgann in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Georgann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,723 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Georgann at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

1,723

Since 1917

66 years of records

Peak year

1953

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1917

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 1982

Georgann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1917

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1953)
78
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Georgann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
560 births that decade — 33% of Georgann's all-time total
1910s51920s961930s2071940s5151950s5601960s2611970s741980s5

Georgann by state

Where Georgann concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Georgann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
134 7.8%
#2 Illinois
78 4.5%
#3 New York
71 4.1%
#4 Ohio
42 2.4%
#5 California
40 2.3%
#6 Texas
23 1.3%
#7 New Jersey
15 0.9%
Pennsylvania share of Georgann's total US births 7.8%
Even split

134 of 1,723 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Georgann?
1,723 babies have been named Georgann since 1917. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1953 with 78 births.
When was Georgann most popular?
Georgann was most popular in the 1950s decade with 560 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
Where is Georgann most popular?
The top states for the name Georgann are Pennsylvania (134 births), Illinois (78 births), New York (71 births).
How long has the name Georgann been used?
Georgann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 66 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Georgann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Georgia, Georgina, Georgette, Georgie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.