State roster

Top names in Georgia

The names most likely to appear on 1957 Georgia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 95,907 Georgia births in 1957 across 1,274 distinct names.

Distinctively Georgia

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

#50Annie#193 nationally
#63Charlie#193 nationally
#79Patsyoutside the national top 200
#72Shelia#180 nationally
#92Ruby#197 nationally
#97Freddieoutside the national top 200
#76Donnie#177 nationally
#93Rosa#181 nationally
#47Gwendolyn#132 nationally
#58Glenda#134 nationally
#86Vivian#153 nationally
#81Alvin#144 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,454US #1
#2Deborah1,172US #6
#3Linda1,115US #3
#4Patricia1,010US #8
#5Cynthia969US #7
#6Brenda905US #13
#7Debra898US #4
#8Susan794US #2
#9Barbara761US #9
#10Kathy679US #20
#11Donna656US #10
#12Sandra643US #15
#13Pamela638US #12
#14Karen633US #5
#15Sharon617US #14
#16Wanda538US #59
#17Teresa531US #24
#18Janice513US #32
#19Shirley480US #46
#20Betty452US #50
#21Cheryl445US #16
#22Nancy437US #11
#23Carol434US #18
#24Carolyn428US #33
#25Elizabeth392US #22
#26Cathy389US #39
#27Judy368US #38
#28Angela361US #89
#29Beverly354US #48
#30Gloria350US #66
#31Debbie349US #27
#32Vickie342US #70
#33Janet321US #23
#34Martha300US #63
#35Joyce293US #40
#36Dorothy290US #74
#37Rebecca288US #34
#38Lisa276US #26
#39Sheila273US #58
#40Diane264US #17
#41Connie260US #47
#42Margaret253US #29
#43Cindy252US #19
#44Rhonda252US #52
#45Phyllis246US #90
#46Sherry244US #55
#47Gwendolyn239US #132
#48Robin239US #30
#49Vicki238US #51
#50Annie230US #193
#51Peggy226US #62
#52Laura215US #31
#53Catherine210US #37
#54Virginia200US #75
#55Denise195US #25
#56Sarah195US #116
#57Gail185US #54
#58Glenda182US #134
#59Julie180US #28
#60Terri174US #68
#61Anita170US #81
#62Rose167US #69
#63Marilyn158US #82
#64Theresa156US #36
#65Sylvia155US #109
#66Jo153US #83
#67Bonnie149US #64
#68Frances149US #113
#69Rita148US #78
#70Elaine147US #96
#71Paula147US #49
#72Shelia147US #180
#73Jacqueline145US #91
#74Helen144US #95
#75Dianne142US #135
#76Jennifer142US #87
#77Katherine131US #72
#78Kathryn130US #65
#79Patsy130
#80Tina126US #80
#81Valerie125US #76
#82Annette123US #97
#83Charlotte122US #133
#84Alice121US #106
#85Evelyn121US #125
#86Vivian121US #153
#87Ann120US #44
#88Darlene120US #57
#89Jan120US #140
#90Julia119US #122
#91Kim119US #35
#92Ruby118US #197
#93Rosa110US #181
#94Terry108US #92
#95Joy107US #143
#96Melanie107US #152
#97Yvonne107US #124
#98Marie103US #98
#99Marsha103US #144
#100Doris102US #119

Boys

#1James2,459US #2
#2Michael1,691US #1
#3Robert1,570US #4
#4William1,545US #6
#5David1,532US #3
#6John1,520US #5
#7Charles1,237US #11
#8Richard888US #8
#9Willie861US #63
#10Larry827US #22
#11Kenneth764US #14
#12Thomas739US #9
#13Donald613US #15
#14Mark605US #7
#15Ronald591US #17
#16Gary590US #13
#17Terry578US #33
#18Johnny566US #61
#19Joseph542US #12
#20Anthony525US #27
#21Gregory521US #23
#22Jerry501US #35
#23Randy501US #31
#24Ricky497US #40
#25George471US #29
#26Steven464US #10
#27Timothy459US #19
#28Jimmy398US #77
#29Bobby397US #78
#30Ronnie397US #73
#31Danny385US #45
#32Tony378US #71
#33Edward373US #25
#34Dennis332US #28
#35Stephen327US #24
#36Eddie306US #95
#37Paul298US #18
#38Steve290US #44
#39Daniel289US #16
#40Henry286US #75
#41Tommy283US #102
#42Billy278US #64
#43Walter270US #58
#44Wayne270US #47
#45Stanley255US #81
#46Jeffrey239US #21
#47Samuel232US #82
#48Roger227US #42
#49Douglas225US #30
#50Keith215US #36
#51Roy213US #65
#52Phillip210US #79
#53Raymond210US #39
#54Calvin208US #114
#55Carl206US #49
#56Frank206US #38
#57Harold206US #74
#58Curtis205US #80
#59Bruce202US #34
#60Randall200US #59
#61Joe199US #57
#62Rickey199US #108
#63Charlie194US #193
#64Melvin187US #113
#65Arthur183US #66
#66Jeffery183US #52
#67Micheal180US #85
#68Jack174US #67
#69Barry165US #72
#70Gerald165US #51
#71Marvin164US #112
#72Alan158US #48
#73Ralph152US #76
#74Andrew149US #56
#75Jerome147US #126
#76Donnie145US #177
#77Christopher137US #43
#78Albert135US #84
#79Eugene135US #92
#80Benjamin134US #138
#81Alvin133US #144
#82Mike132US #53
#83Russell132US #54
#84Joel129US #104
#85Darrell127US #90
#86Scott127US #32
#87Reginald126US #142
#88Glenn125US #62
#89Eric123US #60
#90Ernest123US #101
#91Leroy122US #148
#92Jesse121US #133
#93Ray121US #111
#94Victor119US #98
#95Clarence118US #135
#96Harry115US #100
#97Freddie113
#98Rodney112US #70
#99Howard111US #89
#100Kevin108US #20

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑44Cindy#43
↑19Lisa#38
↑18Rose#62
↑16Mike#82
↑15Anita#61
↑15Jeffrey#46
↑14Tina#80
↑14Keith#50

Falling

↓34Doris#100
↓24Freddie#97
↓20Evelyn#85
↓18Rodney#98
↓16Alice#84
↓14Helen#74
↓14Katherine#77
↓13Jo#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.