Girls' name · since 1880

Georgiana

Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 9,992 babies named Georgiana, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#1623
among girls today
9,992
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
91%
more common than other girls

9,992 babies have been named Georgiana since 1880, making it today's #1623 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Georgiana has been recorded 9,992 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #1623 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #1623 among girls today
  • 9,992 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 91% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Georgiana is currently the #1623 girls' name in America, more common than 91% of girls - 9,992 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#1623
among girls today
9,992
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
91%
more common than other girls

Georgiana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%90.8%
Georgiana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#1623
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Georgiana was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

172 babies were named Georgiana in 1918 - its busiest year on record.

How Georgiana compares

9,992 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,726 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

Georgiana's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Georgiana Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 9,992 382 567,345
Peak-year births 172 48 19,840

Georgiana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Georgiana's full recorded timeline at 1953, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 15 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 172 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Georgiana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,992

Since 1880

146 years of records

Peak year

1918

172 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#1,623

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1880

Recorded for 146 years

Last year on file: 2025

Georgiana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
172
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
050100150200 188018991918193719561975199420132025 153

Georgiana by decade

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

1920s was Georgiana's strongest decade.

1,377 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Georgiana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,377 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

How Georgiana 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 Georgiana's total volume

Georgiana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Georgiana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Georgiana
Georgiana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Georgiana by state

Where Georgiana concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Georgiana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,117 11.2%
#2 Illinois
603 6.0%
#3 California
576 5.8%
#4 Pennsylvania
343 3.4%
#5 Ohio
247 2.5%
#6 Louisiana
226 2.3%
#7 New Jersey
207 2.1%
#8 Michigan
184 1.8%
New York share of Georgiana's total US births 11.2%
Even split

1,117 of 9,992 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Georgiana appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Georgiana?
Georgiana has been given to 9,992 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #1623 as of the latest data. 172 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
When was Georgiana most popular?
Georgiana was most popular in the 1920s decade with 1,377 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Georgiana most popular?
The top states for the name Georgiana are New York (1,117 births), Illinois (603 births), California (576 births).
How long has the name Georgiana been used?
Records for Georgiana go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Georgiana?
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.

What to do with Georgiana's data

  • Georgiana's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (1,377 total births) through the 2020s (724) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Georgianas (1,117 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Georgiana: #1623 Girls' Name - 9,992 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/georgiana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Georgiana 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 June 2026.