State roster

Top names in Georgia

The names most likely to appear on 1956 Georgia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 96,880 Georgia births in 1956 across 1,270 distinct names.

Distinctively Georgia

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

#43Annie#171 nationally
#57Charlie#185 nationally
#73Freddie#196 nationally
#78Willieoutside the national top 200
#82Patsy#192 nationally
#83Shelia#183 nationally
#84Ruby#179 nationally
#82Donnie#173 nationally
#49Gwendolyn#128 nationally
#55Glenda#134 nationally
#93Belinda#167 nationally
#77Vivian#148 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,505US #1
#2Deborah1,295US #4
#3Patricia1,217US #6
#4Linda1,138US #3
#5Debra963US #2
#6Brenda926US #19
#7Susan800US #5
#8Barbara776US #9
#9Cynthia743US #8
#10Donna708US #10
#11Sharon685US #13
#12Sandra669US #14
#13Pamela662US #12
#14Kathy612US #20
#15Karen573US #7
#16Janice546US #26
#17Betty536US #44
#18Shirley530US #41
#19Teresa529US #24
#20Wanda529US #61
#21Nancy514US #11
#22Carol455US #16
#23Carolyn452US #33
#24Gloria449US #53
#25Cheryl410US #18
#26Judy410US #35
#27Beverly405US #40
#28Cathy370US #36
#29Elizabeth359US #22
#30Martha359US #59
#31Diane341US #15
#32Dorothy333US #72
#33Joyce327US #30
#34Rebecca327US #27
#35Janet323US #21
#36Angela320US #93
#37Connie318US #43
#38Vickie309US #68
#39Sheila308US #55
#40Margaret281US #25
#41Debbie278US #39
#42Sherry269US #54
#43Annie267US #171
#44Catherine242US #28
#45Robin233US #29
#46Vicki232US #57
#47Rhonda229US #62
#48Peggy227US #63
#49Gwendolyn223US #128
#50Phyllis218US #82
#51Marilyn215US #70
#52Virginia215US #75
#53Jo206US #69
#54Laura203US #34
#55Glenda197US #134
#56Gail186US #49
#57Lisa178US #31
#58Theresa178US #32
#59Denise175US #23
#60Helen169US #90
#61Sarah168US #115
#62Jacqueline163US #78
#63Katherine163US #67
#64Rita162US #79
#65Evelyn158US #120
#66Doris157US #109
#67Bonnie156US #51
#68Alice151US #98
#69Paula146US #47
#70Terri145US #81
#71Sylvia144US #108
#72Elaine141US #89
#73Dianne137US #137
#74Frances137US #107
#75Joan135US #52
#76Anita134US #83
#77Vivian131US #148
#78Willie131
#79Charlotte130US #133
#80Rose130US #64
#81Jennifer128US #97
#82Patsy128US #192
#83Shelia128US #183
#84Ruby125US #179
#85Christine120US #42
#86Kathryn118US #60
#87Cindy117US #37
#88Kathleen117US #17
#89Vanessa116US #145
#90Yvonne116US #121
#91Jan115US #136
#92Ann113US #46
#93Belinda113US #167
#94Tina113US #87
#95Marsha112US #129
#96Juanita111US #152
#97Julia109US #131
#98Darlene108US #71
#99Jane108US #50
#100Lynn108US #58

Boys

#1James2,593US #2
#2Michael1,785US #1
#3William1,689US #6
#4Robert1,665US #3
#5David1,558US #4
#6John1,523US #5
#7Charles1,238US #11
#8Richard961US #7
#9Larry905US #21
#10Willie840US #58
#11Kenneth768US #16
#12Thomas753US #9
#13Gary620US #13
#14Donald582US #14
#15Joseph580US #12
#16Ronald568US #15
#17Johnny559US #55
#18Mark534US #8
#19Gregory530US #24
#20Terry519US #31
#21Jerry517US #35
#22George490US #27
#23Randy490US #28
#24Ricky462US #43
#25Steven438US #10
#26Timothy432US #19
#27Anthony431US #30
#28Bobby402US #77
#29Jimmy394US #78
#30Dennis386US #26
#31Danny379US #46
#32Stephen373US #23
#33Eddie353US #93
#34Ronnie340US #75
#35Edward336US #25
#36Walter317US #53
#37Billy308US #68
#38Paul301US #17
#39Tony300US #85
#40Daniel284US #18
#41Stanley279US #70
#42Henry259US #71
#43Roger248US #41
#44Wayne242US #45
#45Curtis239US #80
#46Phillip236US #76
#47Tommy236US #115
#48Frank233US #38
#49Steve229US #59
#50Calvin226US #109
#51Douglas221US #29
#52Roy221US #62
#53Harold220US #72
#54Raymond218US #39
#55Carl217US #48
#56Samuel214US #74
#57Charlie213US #185
#58Joe211US #63
#59Melvin209US #101
#60Randall207US #54
#61Jeffrey197US #20
#62Bruce195US #33
#63Marvin192US #105
#64Keith191US #36
#65Arthur183US #60
#66Rickey172US #112
#67Alan169US #44
#68Micheal168US #83
#69Ralph168US #67
#70Albert165US #81
#71Jack164US #66
#72Jerome160US #117
#73Freddie151US #196
#74Gerald150US #49
#75Jeffery149US #57
#76Barry146US #69
#77Alvin145US #134
#78Andrew145US #56
#79Eugene142US #86
#80Rodney142US #65
#81Allen134US #87
#82Donnie134US #173
#83Darrell133US #88
#84Glenn133US #61
#85Christopher128US #47
#86Ernest127US #94
#87Benjamin123US #131
#88Clarence123US #120
#89Harry123US #95
#90Russell123US #52
#91Ray122US #113
#92Alfred110US #121
#93Leon110US #154
#94Lee108US #104
#95Clifford107US #122
#96Joel107US #106
#97Earl106US #110
#98Mike104US #97
#99Jesse103US #126
#100Leroy103US #140

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑25Sylvia#71
↑21Lisa#57
↑16Robin#45
↑16Willie#78
↑15Jacqueline#62
↑15Micheal#68
↑13Denise#59
↑13Terri#70

Falling

↓30Marsha#95
↓21Ann#92
↓20Kathryn#86
↓17Jane#99
↓13Bonnie#67
↓13Rose#80
↓11Frances#74
↓11Julia#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1955 rankings.