Female name
Georgia
49,118 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1997.
Origin
Location of Georgia Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Geōrgia, itself a borrowing from Classical Persian گرج (gurj) (with influence from (sānctus) Geōrgius (“Saint George”), alluding to the saint's popularity in the country), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 pl (wiruz-ān, “Iberians, Georgians”). The term's further history is unknown; it may ultimately be from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n, “Gorgan”), though that would be phonologically challenging; compare Parthian 𐭅𐭉𐭓𐭔𐭍 pl (wiruž-ān), Old Armenian վիր-ք (vir-kʻ), Old East Slavic гурзи (gurzi). Replaced earlier Georgie, from the same source via a Middle French intermediary. Early medieval sources hypothesize that the country was named after Saint George, while later European accounts connect the name with agricultural tribes called "Georgi" (from Ancient Greek γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer”)) mentioned by classical authors (Pliny, IV.26, VI.14; Mela, De Sita Orb. i.2); neither of these etymologies is accepted today.From Wiktionary, entry “Georgia”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1997: 4,908 births. 49,118 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 10th among girls' names in 1997. It is still given: 1,918 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2025: 2,619 births. 167,019 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 81st among girls' names in 1882. It is still given: 10,756 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2017: 77 births. 1,657 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 80th among girls' names in 2017. It really came into use around 1996. It is still given: 289 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,750 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Switzerland | 529* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 331 | 1980–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
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