Girls' name · since 1886
Georgetta
Since 1886, U.S. Social Security records show 3,563 babies named Georgetta, peaking in 1946. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,981 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,563
- born since 1886
- 1940s
- peak decade
3,563 babies have been named Georgetta since 1886, making it today's #14981 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Georgetta has been recorded 3,563 times among girls since 1886, currently ranked #14981 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #3,218 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,981 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,563 born since 1886
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Georgetta ranks #3,218 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,981 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,563 born since 1886, peaking in the 1940s.
- #3,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,981 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,563
- born since 1886
- 1940s
- peak decade
Georgetta's 3,563 recorded births place it above 95.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Georgetta compares
3,563 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Georgetta's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Georgetta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,563 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 21 | 19,840 |
Georgetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Georgetta splits its recorded history at 1951: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1946 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Georgetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (1946)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Georgetta by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (684 births, 19% of the file).
1940s was Georgetta's strongest decade.
684 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Georgetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 23
1900s
23 births
- 1910s
1910s
326 births
- 1920s
1920s
536 births
- 1930s
1930s
439 births
- 1940s
1940s
684 births
- 1950s
1950s
650 births
- 1960s
1960s
414 births
- 1970s 262
1970s
262 births
- 1980s 127
1980s
127 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 684 births (19% of all-time use).
How Georgetta 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 Georgetta's total volume
Georgetta by state
Where Georgetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 380 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 164 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 137 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 89 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 65 | 1.8% |
| #6 | California | | 61 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 28 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 22 | 0.6% |
380 of 3,563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Georgetta appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Georgetta's data
- Georgetta's decade-level peak was the 1940s (684 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Georgettas (380 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Georgetta
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Georgetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Georgetta 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.