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.

#1,670 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,417 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
9,992
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

9,992 babies have been named Georgiana since 1880, making it today's #1417 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Georgiana has been recorded 9,992 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #1417 nationally and more common than 92% 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.

  • #1,670 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,417 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 9,992 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Georgiana ranks #1,670 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,417 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,992 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#1,670 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,417 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
9,992
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%91.8%
Georgiana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Georgiana's 9,992 recorded births place it above 97.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

30 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Georgiana compares

9,992 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Georgiana's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Georgiana Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 9,992 376 567,345
Peak-year births 172 21 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 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

1920s is the heaviest window (1,377 births, 14% of the file).

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 August 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 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 -146, 2%-145, 2.8%-41, 12.5%-146, 3.9%-146, 3.7%-61, 3.6%-146, 2.5%-77, 4.6%-69, 7%-139, 3%-107, 6.2%-146, 3.1%-108, 7%-132, 1.8%-75, 5.7%Georgiana-146, 1.7%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. Its archive ordinal is #1,670 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #1,417 of 17,297. 172 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
Where does Georgiana sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Georgiana ranks #1,670 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,417 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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

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

Keep exploring Georgiana

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Georgiana

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Georgiana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 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 August 2026.