State roster

Top names in Georgia

The names most likely to appear on 1958 Georgia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 93,573 Georgia births in 1958 across 1,282 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#196 nationally
#69Charlie#195 nationally
#79Freddieoutside the national top 200
#66Shelia#180 nationally
#100Rubyoutside the national top 200
#57Gwendolyn#151 nationally
#89Donnie#181 nationally
#55Glenda#141 nationally
#94Vivian#172 nationally
#48Calvin#123 nationally
#85Alvin#154 nationally
#37Tommy#104 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,321US #1
#2Linda998US #3
#3Patricia969US #5
#4Deborah939US #7
#5Cynthia870US #8
#6Brenda841US #16
#7Debra778US #6
#8Susan776US #2
#9Barbara688US #9
#10Kathy673US #14
#11Sandra666US #15
#12Pamela664US #11
#13Donna637US #10
#14Karen607US #4
#15Teresa591US #26
#16Sharon525US #17
#17Cheryl500US #13
#18Janice500US #35
#19Wanda465US #66
#20Carolyn434US #37
#21Debbie429US #24
#22Carol423US #20
#23Nancy422US #12
#24Shirley413US #52
#25Judy404US #36
#26Cathy400US #34
#27Angela396US #83
#28Elizabeth377US #22
#29Betty370US #54
#30Lisa361US #19
#31Janet347US #28
#32Vickie344US #75
#33Beverly339US #55
#34Gloria321US #77
#35Cindy306US #25
#36Peggy301US #42
#37Sheila298US #59
#38Dorothy281US #86
#39Martha277US #69
#40Laura273US #29
#41Diane268US #18
#42Robin265US #32
#43Rhonda264US #48
#44Connie262US #50
#45Margaret256US #31
#46Sherry256US #67
#47Rebecca243US #41
#48Joyce237US #46
#49Phyllis236US #94
#50Annie230US #196
#51Julie230US #23
#52Terri215US #51
#53Catherine209US #38
#54Tammy207US #44
#55Glenda191US #141
#56Denise190US #27
#57Gwendolyn186US #151
#58Theresa182US #33
#59Vicki173US #57
#60Anita171US #82
#61Darlene171US #49
#62Virginia170US #85
#63Annette169US #76
#64Gail167US #72
#65Bonnie151US #63
#66Shelia146US #180
#67Sarah145US #117
#68Jo142US #91
#69Tina141US #71
#70Valerie141US #64
#71Rita140US #88
#72Jennifer137US #81
#73Frances136US #118
#74Sylvia135US #114
#75Paula133US #53
#76Regina133US #120
#77Rose131US #78
#78Helen128US #100
#79Charlotte127US #140
#80Marilyn127US #96
#81Katherine126US #74
#82Alice125US #115
#83Ann124US #47
#84Dianne124US #143
#85Kimberly123US #39
#86Vanessa123US #148
#87Evelyn121US #134
#88Jacqueline121US #99
#89Leslie121US #79
#90Kathryn118US #58
#91Elaine116US #101
#92Christine113US #43
#93Lynn111US #60
#94Vivian111US #172
#95Julia110US #119
#96Kim110US #40
#97Audrey108US #164
#98Belinda108US #144
#99Melanie108US #157
#100Ruby108

Boys

#1James2,158US #3
#2Michael1,739US #1
#3David1,552US #2
#4William1,538US #6
#5Robert1,498US #4
#6John1,366US #5
#7Charles1,145US #11
#8Richard850US #8
#9Kenneth783US #14
#10Thomas708US #9
#11Willie705US #70
#12Larry699US #22
#13Ricky645US #34
#14Mark640US #7
#15Timothy572US #13
#16Anthony559US #27
#17Gregory551US #23
#18Donald532US #18
#19Terry523US #33
#20Jerry495US #35
#21Ronald493US #19
#22Johnny490US #61
#23Joseph489US #12
#24Randy479US #32
#25Gary460US #17
#26George452US #31
#27Tony426US #57
#28Danny410US #45
#29Jimmy396US #73
#30Bobby386US #69
#31Dennis369US #29
#32Ronnie367US #66
#33Steven354US #10
#34Paul318US #15
#35Edward311US #28
#36Billy309US #64
#37Tommy309US #104
#38Eddie301US #100
#39Stephen282US #26
#40Daniel276US #16
#41Jeffrey270US #21
#42Steve257US #44
#43Walter246US #63
#44Henry245US #83
#45Wayne245US #48
#46Douglas237US #30
#47Stanley229US #88
#48Calvin226US #123
#49Jeffery221US #59
#50Rickey220US #106
#51Keith219US #37
#52Curtis214US #82
#53Phillip214US #81
#54Mike209US #40
#55Roy208US #75
#56Samuel202US #85
#57Christopher200US #39
#58Micheal193US #91
#59Frank192US #38
#60Roger190US #47
#61Harold187US #84
#62Carl184US #51
#63Arthur183US #72
#64Raymond180US #43
#65Randall177US #62
#66Barry173US #79
#67Joe169US #56
#68Melvin167US #122
#69Charlie160US #195
#70Bruce159US #36
#71Marvin157US #119
#72Alan153US #49
#73Gerald152US #58
#74Ralph147US #78
#75Russell147US #54
#76Scott140US #25
#77Jack134US #80
#78Albert131US #89
#79Freddie128
#80Reginald128US #142
#81Darrell127US #90
#82Rodney127US #65
#83Andrew125US #55
#84Jerome125US #129
#85Alvin123US #154
#86Brian123US #24
#87Glenn120US #76
#88Kevin118US #20
#89Donnie117US #181
#90Allen116US #92
#91Eugene111US #103
#92Ray110US #121
#93Joel109US #120
#94Perry107US #132
#95Benjamin104US #150
#96Ernest104US #113
#97Harry104US #111
#98Clarence103US #138
#99Eric103US #50
#100Clifford101US #128

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑28Mike#54
↑27Darlene#61
↑20Christopher#57
↑19Annette#63
↑18Freddie#79
↑17Jeffery#49
↑16Rodney#82
↑15Peggy#36

Falling

↓21Elaine#91
↓17Marilyn#80
↓15Rose#77
↓15Jacqueline#88
↓15Benjamin#95
↓13Joyce#48
↓13Donnie#89
↓12Kathryn#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.