State roster

Top names in Georgia

The names most likely to appear on 1951 Georgia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 87,832 Georgia births in 1951 across 1,170 distinct names.

Distinctively Georgia

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Georgia more than they say America.

#57Willieoutside the national top 200
#34Charlie#153 nationally
#84Mattieoutside the national top 200
#86Lillieoutside the national top 200
#90Johnnieoutside the national top 200
#63Freddie#165 nationally
#100Marionoutside the national top 200
#92Bobbie#192 nationally
#100Margie#198 nationally
#93Nathaniel#187 nationally
#20Annie#113 nationally
#77Rosa#160 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,981US #2
#2Linda1,747US #1
#3Patricia1,365US #3
#4Brenda1,244US #14
#5Deborah936US #4
#6Barbara923US #5
#7Betty826US #29
#8Sandra739US #9
#9Shirley664US #27
#10Carolyn599US #22
#11Susan589US #6
#12Janice571US #21
#13Nancy568US #7
#14Martha541US #38
#15Judy539US #26
#16Gloria519US #31
#17Dorothy470US #42
#18Wanda445US #52
#19Donna440US #12
#20Annie429US #113
#21Margaret402US #17
#22Elizabeth395US #23
#23Carol392US #11
#24Sharon371US #13
#25Peggy335US #40
#26Joyce330US #28
#27Pamela305US #16
#28Beverly304US #33
#29Cynthia297US #20
#30Kathy289US #35
#31Debra273US #18
#32Rebecca268US #32
#33Glenda263US #89
#34Diane258US #15
#35Karen257US #8
#36Virginia256US #47
#37Frances246US #59
#38Helen235US #54
#39Connie231US #44
#40Catherine230US #34
#41Sarah230US #91
#42Gail216US #36
#43Gwendolyn210US #112
#44Jo210US #67
#45Teresa204US #63
#46Janet202US #19
#47Alice195US #62
#48Cheryl195US #30
#49Bonnie190US #37
#50Phyllis189US #57
#51Doris188US #80
#52Joan184US #39
#53Sheila178US #69
#54Cathy177US #71
#55Charlotte173US #84
#56Dianne164US #90
#57Willie164
#58Evelyn163US #88
#59Marilyn163US #41
#60Christine161US #24
#61Judith161US #25
#62Laura160US #60
#63Ruby153US #140
#64Vickie152US #87
#65Sherry144US #70
#66Vicki143US #58
#67Juanita142US #126
#68Katherine142US #55
#69Sylvia142US #97
#70Jacqueline138US #56
#71Mildred137US #146
#72Kathryn136US #45
#73Vivian136US #138
#74Elaine135US #66
#75Geraldine135US #108
#76Patsy132US #121
#77Rosa130US #160
#78Marsha129US #76
#79Ann128US #46
#80Rose128US #65
#81Jacquelyn127US #163
#82Sara124US #152
#83Marie123US #78
#84Mattie122
#85Jane121US #43
#86Lillie121
#87Paula121US #51
#88Julia119US #127
#89Ruth118US #53
#90Johnnie114
#91Rita114US #61
#92Bobbie108US #192
#93Lynda108US #116
#94Edna104US #170
#95Janie101US #176
#96Angela99US #150
#97Anita99US #96
#98Emma98US #174
#99Louise98US #117
#100Margie98US #198

Boys

#1James2,679US #1
#2Robert1,726US #2
#3William1,703US #6
#4John1,631US #3
#5Charles1,377US #9
#6Larry1,309US #11
#7David1,127US #5
#8Michael1,097US #4
#9Willie1,081US #45
#10Thomas909US #8
#11Richard744US #7
#12Jerry656US #24
#13Ronald628US #12
#14Johnny594US #50
#15George581US #22
#16Donald573US #15
#17Gary572US #10
#18Kenneth571US #16
#19Joseph531US #14
#20Jimmy509US #62
#21Bobby406US #77
#22Edward393US #23
#23Henry387US #47
#24Danny380US #41
#25Walter350US #42
#26Terry338US #30
#27Eddie337US #89
#28Stephen310US #19
#29Billy295US #64
#30Ronnie286US #82
#31Dennis272US #17
#32Harold272US #46
#33Roy267US #52
#34Charlie265US #153
#35Tommy250US #94
#36Joe248US #57
#37Paul246US #18
#38Daniel245US #21
#39Wayne241US #37
#40Frank237US #31
#41Arthur236US #44
#42Roger235US #29
#43Samuel233US #67
#44Raymond231US #32
#45Steven227US #13
#46Douglas200US #27
#47Melvin194US #88
#48Gregory192US #25
#49Jack192US #48
#50Marvin189US #96
#51Ralph188US #51
#52Calvin181US #106
#53Albert176US #60
#54Carl176US #43
#55Curtis174US #91
#56Eugene174US #65
#57Stanley170US #54
#58Phillip168US #79
#59Anthony161US #34
#60Gerald160US #36
#61Ernest159US #83
#62Randy157US #56
#63Freddie156US #165
#64Steve156US #86
#65Harry153US #70
#66Timothy150US #28
#67Andrew148US #69
#68Leroy145US #111
#69Donnie142US #150
#70Barry140US #71
#71Clarence140US #98
#72Lawrence136US #33
#73Leon135US #122
#74Randall129US #66
#75Bruce127US #26
#76Fred127US #87
#77Mark127US #20
#78Allen124US #72
#79Alvin121US #121
#80Glenn121US #58
#81Benjamin120US #123
#82Jesse120US #115
#83Jackie118US #133
#84Clifford115US #101
#85Ricky115US #102
#86Jerome113US #103
#87Lewis112US #135
#88Lee108US #92
#89Alan106US #40
#90Tony106US #141
#91Ray105US #114
#92Earl104US #95
#93Nathaniel104US #187
#94Johnnie103US #162
#95Micheal103US #97
#96Alfred100US #100
#97Howard100US #74
#98Leonard99US #80
#99Russell89US #73
#100Marion88

On the move since 1950

Rising

↑62Debra#31
↑28Timothy#66
↑27Randy#62
↑22Cathy#54
↑19Jacquelyn#81
↑18Katherine#68
↑18Barry#70
↑16Joan#52

Falling

↓34Emma#98
↓27Ann#79
↓23Lillie#86
↓23Howard#97
↓21Lewis#87
↓20Jane#85
↓18Rita#91
↓16Sherry#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1950 rankings.