Girls' name · since 1895
Georgena
Georgena has 849 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,418 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 849
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Georgena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 849 have been recorded since 1895.
Social Security Administration records show Georgena recorded 849 times among girls since 1895, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2010.
- #8,418 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 849 born since 1895
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Georgena ranks #8,418 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 849 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,418 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 849
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Georgena's 849 recorded births place it above 88.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Georgena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Georgena's full recorded timeline at 1945, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Georgena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2010
- Peak year (1925)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Georgena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (143 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Georgena's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Georgena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s
1910s
95 births
- 1920s
1920s
143 births
- 1930s
1930s
116 births
- 1940s
1940s
139 births
- 1950s
1950s
123 births
- 1960s
1960s
101 births
- 1970s
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 143 births (17% of all-time use).
How Georgena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Georgena's total volume
Georgena by state
Where Georgena concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Georgena's data
- Georgena's decade-level peak was the 1920s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Georgenas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Georgena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~115 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1895–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Georgena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.