Recorded 1887–1982 Girls' name Peak 1947 4,353 births

Georgene — girls' name

4,353 babies named Georgene in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1940s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Georgene was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

167 babies were named Georgene in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Georgene

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,353 babies named Georgene between 1887 and 1982, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Georgene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 167 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Georgene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 1,290 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Georgene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 508 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Georgene in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Georgene 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 4,353 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.

Georgene at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

4,353

Since 1887

96 years of records

Peak year

1947

167 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1887

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 1982

Georgene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1887

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1947)
167
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
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Georgene by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
1,290 births that decade — 30% of Georgene's all-time total
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Georgene by state

Where Georgene concentrates geographically — total births since 1887

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Georgene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
508 11.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
471 10.8%
#3 Ohio
343 7.9%
#4 California
230 5.3%
#5 New York
192 4.4%
#6 Michigan
115 2.6%
#7 Wisconsin
101 2.3%
#8 Minnesota
81 1.9%
Illinois share of Georgene's total US births 11.7%
Even split

508 of 4,353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Georgene appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Georgene?
4,353 babies have been named Georgene since 1887. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1947 with 167 births.
When was Georgene most popular?
Georgene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 1,290 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Georgene most popular?
The top states for the name Georgene are Illinois (508 births), Pennsylvania (471 births), Ohio (343 births).
How long has the name Georgene been used?
Georgene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 96 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Georgene?
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, 1887–1982 (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.