State roster

Top names in Georgia

The names most likely to appear on 1959 Georgia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 92,721 Georgia births in 1959 across 1,298 distinct names.

Distinctively Georgia

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

#57Annieoutside the national top 200
#67Charlieoutside the national top 200
#62Shelia#170 nationally
#98Freddieoutside the national top 200
#65Gwendolyn#159 nationally
#83Vivian#177 nationally
#90Donnie#184 nationally
#67Glenda#148 nationally
#59Vanessa#139 nationally
#80Alvin#153 nationally
#79Belinda#150 nationally
#58Calvin#125 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,280US #1
#2Donna1,004US #5
#3Linda947US #3
#4Patricia920US #6
#5Cynthia894US #8
#6Deborah890US #9
#7Brenda829US #16
#8Debra735US #7
#9Pamela694US #12
#10Sandra688US #13
#11Barbara663US #11
#12Susan658US #2
#13Teresa649US #24
#14Kathy603US #15
#15Karen585US #4
#16Sharon553US #17
#17Wanda492US #65
#18Lisa484US #10
#19Debbie469US #20
#20Janice455US #37
#21Angela447US #68
#22Cheryl398US #18
#23Shirley391US #61
#24Betty382US #59
#25Carol380US #22
#26Nancy362US #14
#27Elizabeth354US #21
#28Tammy345US #31
#29Carolyn344US #42
#30Cathy342US #39
#31Cindy329US #25
#32Janet326US #28
#33Beverly323US #55
#34Judy317US #41
#35Rhonda313US #45
#36Gloria307US #81
#37Connie299US #48
#38Sheila298US #52
#39Vickie295US #90
#40Martha272US #72
#41Robin261US #32
#42Sherry259US #58
#43Rebecca248US #38
#44Dorothy235US #94
#45Diane232US #19
#46Phyllis227US #103
#47Laura225US #30
#48Catherine208US #40
#49Joyce206US #50
#50Margaret205US #36
#51Julie203US #26
#52Tina201US #53
#53Terri186US #46
#54Peggy185US #57
#55Denise184US #29
#56Vicki178US #73
#57Annie177
#58Valerie173US #60
#59Vanessa171US #139
#60Virginia169US #93
#61Theresa167US #34
#62Shelia162US #170
#63Anita160US #87
#64Gail158US #75
#65Gwendolyn155US #159
#66Darlene149US #66
#67Glenda149US #148
#68Annette148US #64
#69Paula148US #51
#70Kim147US #35
#71Kimberly146US #33
#72Sarah140US #119
#73Bonnie139US #71
#74Jennifer138US #78
#75Marilyn138US #109
#76Rose138US #88
#77Sylvia136US #120
#78Frances130US #124
#79Belinda129US #150
#80Katherine128US #79
#81Charlotte126US #144
#82Regina125US #117
#83Vivian121US #177
#84Alice120US #112
#85Elaine120US #105
#86Rita119US #98
#87Jacqueline118US #111
#88Jackie117US #155
#89Helen116US #108
#90Ann112US #44
#91Dianne108US #158
#92Julia107US #116
#93Pam107US #125
#94Terry107US #95
#95Lynn105US #63
#96Becky104US #102
#97Jo102US #115
#98Kathryn101US #69
#99Melanie101US #149
#100Leslie100US #84

Boys

#1James2,221US #3
#2Michael1,576US #1
#3David1,542US #2
#4William1,518US #7
#5John1,408US #4
#6Robert1,408US #5
#7Charles996US #11
#8Kenneth815US #15
#9Richard803US #8
#10Mark729US #6
#11Thomas667US #9
#12Timothy667US #12
#13Ricky639US #34
#14Willie635US #78
#15Larry617US #25
#16Gregory559US #23
#17Donald543US #19
#18Terry504US #33
#19Joseph495US #13
#20Anthony471US #26
#21Ronald454US #21
#22Jerry452US #36
#23Randy442US #31
#24Johnny438US #64
#25Tony432US #53
#26Bobby419US #71
#27Gary417US #20
#28Steven386US #10
#29George379US #32
#30Danny375US #48
#31Dennis370US #29
#32Jimmy362US #69
#33Ronnie359US #77
#34Jeffrey319US #16
#35Edward311US #27
#36Paul298US #17
#37Billy291US #65
#38Stephen291US #28
#39Eddie289US #101
#40Steve280US #41
#41Keith261US #39
#42Jeffery258US #55
#43Tommy256US #108
#44Walter250US #66
#45Daniel245US #18
#46Douglas237US #30
#47Henry234US #83
#48Stanley232US #98
#49Mike231US #37
#50Wayne229US #51
#51Christopher224US #35
#52Rickey213US #117
#53Curtis211US #75
#54Samuel206US #86
#55Joe194US #57
#56Barry191US #73
#57Phillip191US #74
#58Calvin190US #125
#59Randall189US #59
#60Roger183US #47
#61Frank180US #42
#62Carl177US #54
#63Melvin176US #122
#64Raymond176US #45
#65Bruce175US #38
#66Alan171US #50
#67Charlie171
#68Scott170US #24
#69Harold169US #87
#70Roy166US #81
#71Micheal164US #96
#72Marvin160US #123
#73Arthur159US #76
#74Brian159US #22
#75Gerald154US #61
#76Russell149US #56
#77Darrell147US #90
#78Andrew143US #58
#79Jeff141US #52
#80Alvin140US #153
#81Ralph138US #84
#82Jack136US #85
#83Reginald134US #144
#84Allen133US #97
#85Eric132US #46
#86Rodney132US #67
#87Glenn129US #80
#88Tim128US #60
#89Kevin124US #14
#90Donnie122US #184
#91Lee122US #115
#92Joel119US #116
#93Albert115US #92
#94Ernest114US #118
#95Jerome113US #133
#96Craig108US #44
#97Dale108US #49
#98Freddie108
#99Victor107US #107
#100Leonard106US #109

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑27Vanessa#59
↑26Tammy#28
↑26Kim#70
↑19Belinda#79
↑17Tina#52
↑14Kimberly#71
↑14Eric#85
↑12Lisa#18

Falling

↓29Jo#97
↓19Freddie#98
↓18Peggy#54
↓15Rita#86
↓15Roy#70
↓15Albert#93
↓13Micheal#71
↓12Glenda#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.