US rank #655 Girls' name Peak 2024 17,178 births

Georgina — #655 US girls' name

17,178 babies named Georgina in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#655
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 96% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

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

2024
Single peak year

446 babies were named Georgina in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Georgina

The Social Security Administration has registered 17,178 babies named Georgina between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Georgina currently holds the #655 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 446 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Georgina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 2,359 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Georgina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,121 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Georgina in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Georgina 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 17,178 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.

Georgina at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

17,178

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

446 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#655

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Georgina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
446
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Georgina by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
2,359 births that decade — 14% of Georgina's all-time total
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Georgina by state

Where Georgina concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Georgina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
4,121 24.0%
#2 Texas
2,122 12.4%
#3 New York
1,710 10.0%
#4 Illinois
656 3.8%
#5 Michigan
542 3.2%
#6 Florida
474 2.8%
#7 Arizona
469 2.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
446 2.6%
California share of Georgina's total US births 24.0%
Even split

4,121 of 17,178 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Georgina appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Georgina?
17,178 babies have been named Georgina since 1880. It currently ranks #655 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 446 births.
When was Georgina most popular?
Georgina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 2,359 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Georgina most popular?
The top states for the name Georgina are California (4,121 births), Texas (2,122 births), New York (1,710 births).
How long has the name Georgina been used?
Georgina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Georgina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Georgia, Georgette, Georgie, George, 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, 1880–2024 (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.