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Georgia

Gender
Girl
Say it
JOR-ja
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#138 for girls
US rank, 2025
#99 for girls
Style
Classic, big in Scotland, big in Northern Ireland

Georgia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “farmer”. In 2025 it ranked 138th for girls in the UK (411 babies) and 99th for girls in the US (2,619 babies).

What does Georgia mean?

Greek: feminine of George

“farmer”

Feminine of George; the US state of Georgia was named after King George II.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Georgia a girl's or a boy's name?

Georgia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 411 girls in the UK and 2,619 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Georgia in the UK?

Rank in 2025
138th among girls
Babies in 2025
411 about 1 in 680 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 47% in five years
Same name in a class
2% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 411 girls in the UK were named Georgia, making it the 138th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 79th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 5,056 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 11 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Georgia since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Georgia in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 462 girls in the UK were given Georgia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #140.

Among girls in 2025, it was 175th in England and Wales, 39th in Scotland and 57th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1994 (#29), 2004 (#27) and 2014 (#48).

1996Busiest: 5,056 in 19972025
Georgia in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025411#138
2024441#126
2023515#109
2022573#99
2021679#87
2020764#79
2019885#69
2018954#63
20171,077#60
20161,288#50
20151,335#50
20141,358#47
20131,177#54
20121,205#57
20111,129#60
20101,180#56
20091,184#60
20081,284#56
20071,438#45
20061,661#38
20051,679#37
20041,868#28
20032,113#27
20022,473#24
20013,221#16
20004,119#13
19994,241#14
19984,414#14
19975,056#12
19963,793#17

How popular is Georgia in the US?

Rank in 2025
99th among girls
Babies in 2025
2,619 about 1 in 610 girls
Five-year trend
Rising up 61% in five years
Same name in a class
2.3% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 2,619 girls in the US were named Georgia, making it the 99th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 177th.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had the most girls named Georgia of any year since the records began in 1880.

Half of all the girls named Georgia in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 1981, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 2,619 in 20252025
Georgia in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20252,619#99
20242,467#110
20232,172#128
20221,754#163
20211,744#167
20201,614#177
20191,481#204
20181,424#221
20171,321#242
20161,418#226
20151,442#229
20141,333#242
20131,265#251
20121,068#297
20111,048#305
2010989#324
2009982#335
20081,073#312
20071,143#295
20061,215#274
20051,007#319
2004854#366
2003810#373
2002782#378
2001743#393
2000929#334
1999858#350
1998619#428
1997449#528
1996394#581
1995367#607
1994342#638
1993365#620
1992382#597
1991319#675
1990293#713
1989276#717
1988303#647
1987262#698
1986246#722
1985271#668
1984297#601
1983303#588
1982284#634
1981307#599
1980332#563
1979366#524
1978349#527
1977367#505
1976342#520
1975351#509
1974363#486
1973382#474
1972429#442
1971472#443
1970508#434
1969565#401
1968581#380
1967672#344
1966657#352
1965719#338
1964871#316
1963907#307
1962909#307
19611,031#290
1960987#293
19591,013#280
19581,112#263
19571,251#239
19561,306#229
19551,480#210
19541,534#200
19531,743#181
19521,749#176
19511,931#162
19501,940#152
19492,204#141
19482,312#130
19472,475#129
19462,309#123
19452,318#116
19442,359#114
19432,378#119
19422,213#123
19412,051#127
19401,774#138
19391,834#131
19381,762#138
19371,812#132
19361,823#128
19351,871#123
19341,918#122
19331,814#126
19322,064#118
19311,960#120
19302,156#117
19292,127#115
19282,289#115
19272,254#120
19262,348#116
19252,411#112
19242,397#113
19232,372#112
19222,363#114
19212,313#116
19202,356#113
19192,284#106
19182,344#107
19172,163#105
19161,992#108
19151,853#111
19141,492#107
19131,382#100
19121,196#101
1911957#96
19101,010#91
1909813#97
1908768#97
1907787#92
1906706#96
1905722#94
1904736#88
1903632#94
1902664#91
1901549#96
1900765#87
1899553#99
1898654#92
1897529#101
1896562#93
1895562#94
1894535#94
1893541#87
1892552#87
1891444#95
1890513#83
1889445#91
1888477#84
1887351#91
1886395#86
1885371#84
1884341#90
1883325#84
1882320#81
1881256#89
1880259#84

Nicknames for Georgia

Names like Georgia

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Lydia, Emma, Lucy, Sophie, Anna, Charlotte, Alice, Eleanor, Ella, Chloe, Ellie, Harriet

Other spellings of Georgia

Jorja, Giorgia, Jorgia

Names related to Georgia

Georgie, Georga, Georgi

More Greek names

Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Zoe, Iris, Maisie

Every Greek name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Georgia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/georgia, updated 20 October 2026.