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Names of Georgia

9,368,996 births across 10,913 different names since 1910. No name belongs to Georgia more than Myrtice.

Most concentrated in Georgia

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Myrtice 1,831 21.5×
Ansley 4,028 14.1×
Felton 1,348 11.4×
Hoyt 1,285 9.5×
Talmadge 783 9.0×
Ivey 801 8.3×
Marquez 894 8.2×
Gussie 1,653 7.7×
Lucius 995 7.5×
Rubye 984 7.2×
Lizzie 4,070 6.9×
Rogers 817 6.6×
Mozelle 671 6.3×
Ouida 569 6.2×
Emory 3,874 6.1×
Olin 808 6.1×
Myrtis 722 6.0×
Jonnie 577 5.9×
Demario 765 5.9×
Essie 4,483 5.7×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary125,808
2Elizabeth43,477
3Betty40,802
4Annie35,946
5Sarah35,786
6Linda35,649
7Patricia34,134
8Jennifer34,046
9Barbara33,317
10Dorothy32,072
11Jessica28,307
12Ashley28,289
13Martha26,827
14Margaret26,418
15Emily25,234

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1James187,301
2William138,034
3John125,942
4Robert110,568
5Michael91,691
6Charles79,249
7David78,425
8Christopher64,038
9Willie60,684
10Thomas56,326
11Joseph53,990
12Richard42,541
13Joshua40,767
14George40,004
15Matthew37,327

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.