State roster

Top names in Georgia

The names most likely to appear on 1953 Georgia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 91,502 Georgia births in 1953 across 1,183 distinct names.

Distinctively Georgia

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

#44Charlie#174 nationally
#73Willieoutside the national top 200
#82Lillieoutside the national top 200
#85Unknownoutside the national top 200
#31Annie#143 nationally
#90Unknownoutside the national top 200
#89Emma#195 nationally
#95Mattieoutside the national top 200
#88Nathaniel#193 nationally
#96Berniceoutside the national top 200
#54Ruby#150 nationally
#78Freddie#171 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,827US #1
#2Linda1,493US #2
#3Deborah1,403US #3
#4Patricia1,290US #4
#5Brenda1,043US #18
#6Barbara931US #6
#7Debra712US #7
#8Shirley709US #29
#9Susan691US #5
#10Betty687US #33
#11Sandra672US #11
#12Nancy603US #8
#13Carolyn571US #25
#14Pamela549US #10
#15Cynthia539US #12
#16Janice536US #22
#17Judy528US #27
#18Gloria521US #38
#19Martha485US #41
#20Donna442US #13
#21Kathy438US #23
#22Elizabeth413US #21
#23Sharon410US #15
#24Beverly409US #34
#25Wanda406US #57
#26Carol385US #16
#27Dorothy383US #49
#28Karen360US #9
#29Rebecca356US #24
#30Joyce352US #26
#31Annie326US #143
#32Margaret307US #20
#33Peggy307US #44
#34Teresa296US #42
#35Diane277US #17
#36Janet277US #19
#37Connie272US #47
#38Sheila260US #60
#39Virginia249US #53
#40Cathy231US #56
#41Gail230US #39
#42Gwendolyn229US #112
#43Catherine226US #35
#44Glenda221US #105
#45Marilyn218US #36
#46Jo217US #54
#47Sarah208US #93
#48Vickie204US #79
#49Cheryl200US #28
#50Angela196US #120
#51Phyllis190US #69
#52Bonnie185US #45
#53Frances185US #72
#54Ruby185US #150
#55Helen183US #65
#56Vicki182US #61
#57Alice180US #73
#58Dianne170US #109
#59Joan168US #37
#60Sherry168US #70
#61Laura167US #51
#62Evelyn163US #94
#63Paula162US #40
#64Patsy156US #141
#65Doris155US #87
#66Rose154US #59
#67Christine153US #32
#68Jacqueline153US #58
#69Sylvia148US #101
#70Marsha145US #83
#71Rhonda145US #85
#72Kathryn143US #48
#73Willie143
#74Ann142US #46
#75Katherine142US #63
#76Vivian140US #149
#77Elaine135US #77
#78Charlotte129US #100
#79Geraldine129US #135
#80Rita128US #64
#81Theresa128US #50
#82Lillie127
#83Rosa127US #161
#84Denise124US #31
#85Unknown121
#86Juanita119US #133
#87Julia119US #124
#88Kathleen117US #14
#89Emma115US #195
#90Judith114US #30
#91Jane113US #43
#92Sara113US #158
#93Yvonne108US #104
#94Jacquelyn107US #183
#95Mattie106
#96Bernice104
#97Mildred100US #166
#98Anita99US #89
#99Marcia99US #84
#100Louise93US #125

Boys

#1James2,553US #2
#2Robert1,730US #1
#3William1,704US #6
#4John1,573US #4
#5David1,464US #5
#6Charles1,355US #9
#7Michael1,345US #3
#8Larry1,095US #18
#9Willie1,026US #49
#10Richard893US #7
#11Thomas786US #8
#12Donald629US #14
#13Kenneth609US #17
#14Gary607US #10
#15Ronald598US #15
#16George589US #22
#17Johnny581US #52
#18Jerry571US #29
#19Joseph542US #13
#20Bobby450US #74
#21Jimmy422US #72
#22Terry402US #30
#23Danny393US #41
#24Dennis383US #19
#25Ronnie365US #79
#26Steven365US #11
#27Henry355US #54
#28Edward333US #23
#29Paul330US #16
#30Eddie323US #97
#31Walter317US #45
#32Stephen315US #21
#33Randy293US #35
#34Billy290US #65
#35Roy287US #55
#36Gregory281US #24
#37Anthony269US #32
#38Daniel263US #20
#39Mark257US #12
#40Roger256US #31
#41Harold250US #56
#42Tommy249US #95
#43Ricky238US #51
#44Charlie234US #174
#45Wayne233US #40
#46Frank228US #33
#47Raymond228US #34
#48Timothy228US #26
#49Samuel226US #70
#50Arthur224US #50
#51Carl218US #44
#52Joe217US #66
#53Melvin209US #91
#54Stanley208US #62
#55Marvin199US #94
#56Calvin195US #111
#57Jack195US #57
#58Douglas194US #27
#59Steve188US #84
#60Phillip186US #76
#61Randall178US #64
#62Tony176US #117
#63Albert173US #69
#64Bruce173US #28
#65Ralph168US #59
#66Benjamin161US #128
#67Eugene156US #75
#68Curtis155US #86
#69Barry148US #73
#70Allen146US #81
#71Gerald146US #42
#72Andrew145US #68
#73Lawrence143US #37
#74Harry142US #83
#75Glenn141US #67
#76Jesse141US #114
#77Micheal140US #88
#78Freddie139US #171
#79Jerome136US #107
#80Donnie134US #156
#81Ernest125US #87
#82Alan122US #43
#83Howard122US #77
#84Clarence120US #108
#85Jeffrey120US #25
#86Leroy120US #126
#87Leon118US #137
#88Nathaniel117US #193
#89Alvin113US #140
#90Unknown107
#91Philip106US #61
#92Rickey106US #113
#93Fred105US #92
#94Leonard104US #85
#95Alfred103US #104
#96Jimmie103US #167
#97Clifford101US #102
#98Earl101US #96
#99Lewis101US #155
#100Rodney100US #58

On the move since 1952

Rising

↑39Angela#50
↑20Ricky#43
↑19Micheal#77
↑17Paula#63
↑16Vickie#48
↑15Lillie#82
↑15Alan#82
↑14Marilyn#45

Falling

↓33Judith#90
↓20Jane#91
↓17Katherine#75
↓15Elaine#77
↓15Clifford#97
↓14Juanita#86
↓14Earl#98
↓12Patsy#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1952 rankings.