Recorded 1895–2010 Girls' name Peak 1925 849 births

Georgena — girls' name

849 babies named Georgena in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s111900s131910s951920s1431930s1161940s1391950s1231960s1011970s681980s301990s52010s5
1920s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Georgena was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

24 babies were named Georgena in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Georgena

The Social Security Administration has registered 849 babies named Georgena between 1895 and 2010, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Georgena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Georgena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Georgena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Georgena in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Georgena 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 849 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.

Georgena at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

849

Since 1895

116 years of records

Peak year

1925

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1895

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2010

Georgena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1895

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1925)
24
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Georgena by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
143 births that decade — 17% of Georgena's all-time total
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Georgena by state

Where Georgena concentrates geographically — total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Georgena
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%
Alabama share of Georgena's total US births 0.6%
Even split

5 of 849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Georgena?
849 babies have been named Georgena since 1895. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1925 with 24 births.
When was Georgena most popular?
Georgena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Georgena most popular?
The top states for the name Georgena are Alabama (5 births), Indiana (5 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Georgena been used?
Georgena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 116 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Georgena?
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, 1895–2010 (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.