Girls' name · since 1887
Georgene
4,354 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.
- #2,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,354
- born since 1887
- 1940s
- peak decade
4,354 girls have been named Georgene since 1887, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Georgene recorded 4,354 times among girls since 1887, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1982.
- #2,820 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,354 born since 1887
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Georgene ranks #2,820 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,354 born since 1887, peaking in the 1940s.
- #2,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,354
- born since 1887
- 1940s
- peak decade
Georgene's 4,354 recorded births place it above 96.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Georgene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Georgene splits its recorded history at 1944: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 167 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Georgene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1982
- Peak year (1947)
- 167
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Georgene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (1,290 births, 30% of the file).
1940s was Georgene's strongest decade.
1,290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Georgene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 237
1910s
237 births
- 1920s
1920s
641 births
- 1930s
1930s
870 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,290 births
- 1950s
1950s
890 births
- 1960s 306
1960s
306 births
- 1970s 90
1970s
90 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 1,290 births (30% of all-time use).
How Georgene 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 Georgene's total volume
Georgene by state
Where Georgene concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| 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% |
508 of 4,354 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Georgene appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Georgene's data
- Georgene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (1,290 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Georgenes (508 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Georgene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1887–1982 (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 Georgene 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.