State roster

Top names in Georgia

The names most likely to appear on 1952 Georgia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 90,740 Georgia births in 1952 across 1,190 distinct names.

Distinctively Georgia

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

#67Willieoutside the national top 200
#36Charlie#161 nationally
#83Unknownoutside the national top 200
#92Horaceoutside the national top 200
#93Mattieoutside the national top 200
#70Freddie#177 nationally
#97Lillieoutside the national top 200
#88Nathaniel#189 nationally
#27Annie#127 nationally
#53Ruby#145 nationally
#91Emma#180 nationally
#73Donnie#156 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,972US #2
#2Linda1,563US #1
#3Patricia1,345US #3
#4Deborah1,260US #4
#5Brenda1,107US #15
#6Barbara976US #6
#7Betty723US #32
#8Shirley651US #28
#9Sandra640US #10
#10Susan574US #5
#11Judy569US #26
#12Carolyn562US #24
#13Nancy550US #7
#14Janice534US #23
#15Martha526US #40
#16Debra502US #9
#17Gloria472US #36
#18Wanda461US #54
#19Donna450US #13
#20Sharon415US #14
#21Dorothy410US #46
#22Kathy407US #29
#23Carol403US #12
#24Elizabeth386US #22
#25Pamela384US #17
#26Cynthia374US #18
#27Annie367US #127
#28Joyce362US #27
#29Margaret361US #21
#30Beverly352US #35
#31Rebecca346US #30
#32Peggy327US #43
#33Karen286US #8
#34Diane275US #16
#35Virginia267US #49
#36Janet258US #19
#37Sarah249US #93
#38Teresa244US #52
#39Catherine241US #34
#40Sheila241US #64
#41Glenda240US #97
#42Cheryl237US #31
#43Gwendolyn233US #114
#44Frances229US #67
#45Connie224US #44
#46Cathy221US #56
#47Jo214US #55
#48Helen209US #63
#49Gail200US #39
#50Bonnie199US #41
#51Alice198US #69
#52Patsy192US #128
#53Ruby192US #145
#54Phyllis177US #65
#55Sherry175US #68
#56Evelyn174US #90
#57Judith171US #25
#58Katherine170US #59
#59Marilyn169US #38
#60Marsha168US #75
#61Doris167US #83
#62Elaine167US #73
#63Vicki167US #61
#64Vickie165US #76
#65Christine161US #20
#66Dianne157US #96
#67Willie153
#68Joan152US #37
#69Charlotte150US #89
#70Laura145US #53
#71Jane144US #42
#72Juanita141US #125
#73Geraldine139US #119
#74Jacqueline137US #58
#75Sylvia136US #99
#76Ann134US #45
#77Vivian132US #142
#78Rose131US #62
#79Kathryn126US #48
#80Paula124US #47
#81Rita122US #66
#82Rosa121US #162
#83Unknown120
#84Delores119US #152
#85Theresa118US #60
#86Mildred116US #159
#87Sara116US #161
#88Marie115US #82
#89Angela113US #134
#90Julia113US #131
#91Emma111US #180
#92Ruth109US #57
#93Mattie105
#94Denise103US #33
#95Belinda99US #172
#96Kathleen99US #11
#97Lillie99
#98Lynn98US #71
#99Yvonne97US #103
#100Jean96US #50

Boys

#1James2,723US #1
#2William1,771US #6
#3Robert1,723US #2
#4John1,685US #3
#5David1,359US #5
#6Charles1,329US #9
#7Michael1,271US #4
#8Larry1,130US #14
#9Willie1,016US #48
#10Richard890US #7
#11Thomas881US #8
#12Johnny614US #53
#13Ronald603US #15
#14Donald600US #13
#15George594US #22
#16Jerry585US #26
#17Gary575US #10
#18Joseph573US #12
#19Kenneth569US #16
#20Bobby437US #77
#21Jimmy408US #72
#22Danny384US #40
#23Eddie382US #93
#24Henry380US #50
#25Stephen375US #21
#26Edward366US #23
#27Terry348US #29
#28Walter338US #44
#29Steven336US #11
#30Ronnie315US #82
#31Daniel307US #20
#32Dennis303US #18
#33Tommy302US #97
#34Billy299US #65
#35Paul288US #19
#36Charlie282US #161
#37Samuel267US #67
#38Harold264US #51
#39Anthony262US #34
#40Roy262US #55
#41Gregory259US #24
#42Wayne256US #38
#43Roger247US #30
#44Randy232US #41
#45Frank228US #32
#46Melvin226US #91
#47Raymond226US #33
#48Joe222US #62
#49Douglas213US #28
#50Carl207US #45
#51Mark206US #17
#52Marvin198US #95
#53Arthur197US #47
#54Steve194US #85
#55Calvin192US #108
#56Jack189US #52
#57Stanley183US #58
#58Timothy183US #27
#59Ralph179US #56
#60Albert176US #66
#61Curtis173US #86
#62Phillip169US #74
#63Ricky168US #81
#64Eugene156US #71
#65Harry156US #75
#66Gerald155US #39
#67Tony152US #133
#68Bruce151US #25
#69Randall150US #63
#70Freddie148US #177
#71Ernest140US #87
#72Benjamin139US #122
#73Donnie139US #156
#74Clarence138US #102
#75Howard138US #73
#76Glenn132US #61
#77Allen129US #78
#78Andrew129US #68
#79Leroy129US #116
#80Alvin128US #128
#81Lawrence128US #35
#82Clifford126US #99
#83Barry124US #69
#84Earl124US #98
#85Jerome121US #105
#86Leon119US #124
#87Alfred118US #104
#88Nathaniel117US #189
#89Jackie116US #144
#90Jesse116US #112
#91Fred113US #90
#92Horace113
#93Lee108US #92
#94Ray104US #113
#95Lewis103US #145
#96Micheal103US #94
#97Alan98US #42
#98Johnnie98US #173
#99Jimmie97US #163
#100Leonard96US #83

On the move since 1951

Rising

↑26Mark#51
↑24Patsy#52
↑23Tony#67
↑22Ricky#63
↑22Howard#75
↑20Anthony#39
↑18Marsha#60
↑18Randy#44

Falling

↓16Joan#68
↓15Mildred#86
↓15Fred#91
↓14Charlotte#69
↓13Barry#83
↓13Leon#86
↓12Joe#48
↓12Arthur#53

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1951 rankings.