State roster

Top names in Georgia

The names most likely to appear on 1960 Georgia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 92,756 Georgia births in 1960 across 1,303 distinct names.

Distinctively Georgia

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

#63Annieoutside the national top 200
#85Charlieoutside the national top 200
#64Shelia#177 nationally
#92Freddieoutside the national top 200
#57Gwendolyn#163 nationally
#89Vivian#188 nationally
#74Glenda#158 nationally
#75Vanessa#155 nationally
#39Tommy#112 nationally
#77Belinda#150 nationally
#12Willie#81 nationally
#61Calvin#129 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,167US #1
#2Donna1,073US #5
#3Cynthia874US #9
#4Linda850US #3
#5Brenda812US #13
#6Patricia803US #7
#7Deborah794US #10
#8Sandra715US #11
#9Teresa684US #19
#10Susan683US #2
#11Pamela650US #14
#12Debra641US #8
#13Lisa635US #6
#14Barbara604US #12
#15Karen599US #4
#16Angela554US #50
#17Kathy525US #21
#18Wanda500US #66
#19Sharon498US #16
#20Debbie449US #24
#21Janice442US #41
#22Cheryl441US #17
#23Nancy386US #15
#24Carol381US #23
#25Tammy371US #31
#26Elizabeth365US #18
#27Connie343US #47
#28Betty335US #68
#29Cindy330US #30
#30Carolyn326US #43
#31Shirley320US #70
#32Janet319US #32
#33Gloria318US #79
#34Sheila318US #56
#35Robin308US #33
#36Rhonda303US #44
#37Beverly289US #60
#38Cathy284US #46
#39Vickie284US #100
#40Laura267US #25
#41Judy263US #48
#42Sherry257US #54
#43Rebecca244US #38
#44Kimberly243US #26
#45Dorothy237US #95
#46Martha234US #83
#47Denise223US #29
#48Diane218US #22
#49Tina216US #45
#50Joyce211US #58
#51Julie210US #28
#52Phyllis210US #108
#53Margaret206US #36
#54Terri189US #49
#55Catherine182US #42
#56Valerie175US #65
#57Gwendolyn173US #163
#58Kim163US #34
#59Theresa162US #35
#60Jennifer161US #61
#61Peggy160US #69
#62Annette159US #62
#63Annie159
#64Shelia156US #177
#65Anita154US #87
#66Regina153US #105
#67Sarah151US #116
#68Vicki150US #73
#69Paula149US #55
#70Sylvia149US #121
#71Darlene147US #75
#72Gail146US #90
#73Melanie144US #125
#74Glenda141US #158
#75Vanessa137US #155
#76Melissa132US #109
#77Belinda126US #150
#78Rita125US #96
#79Jacqueline121US #85
#80Marilyn120US #118
#81Stephanie118US #91
#82Bonnie117US #71
#83Frances117US #127
#84Lori116US #20
#85Katherine113US #81
#86Doris112US #147
#87Charlotte110US #151
#88Rose108US #98
#89Vivian108US #188
#90Pam107US #132
#91Helen106US #117
#92Penny106US #113
#93Laurie105US #37
#94Marie105US #103
#95Virginia105US #102
#96Melinda104US #143
#97Becky103US #111
#98Joy100US #152
#99Lynn100US #64
#100Evelyn99US #137

Boys

#1James2,129US #3
#2David1,630US #1
#3Michael1,539US #2
#4William1,481US #7
#5Robert1,414US #5
#6John1,382US #4
#7Charles1,040US #13
#8Kenneth864US #16
#9Mark806US #6
#10Richard761US #8
#11Timothy708US #11
#12Willie665US #81
#13Gregory594US #24
#14Thomas561US #9
#15Anthony555US #25
#16Larry545US #28
#17Terry533US #34
#18Ricky520US #38
#19Tony490US #52
#20Joseph478US #12
#21Donald476US #19
#22Johnny472US #65
#23Gary438US #22
#24Ronald417US #21
#25George406US #33
#26Jimmy400US #69
#27Jeffrey397US #14
#28Randy397US #32
#29Jerry393US #37
#30Steven387US #10
#31Danny382US #48
#32Bobby368US #73
#33Dennis336US #31
#34Billy306US #67
#35Ronnie306US #87
#36Eddie303US #102
#37Edward288US #26
#38Steve279US #43
#39Tommy277US #112
#40Christopher271US #29
#41Jeffery268US #55
#42Paul267US #18
#43Stephen254US #27
#44Keith253US #35
#45Walter247US #70
#46Phillip246US #66
#47Stanley237US #100
#48Daniel233US #17
#49Mike231US #36
#50Wayne226US #58
#51Henry221US #84
#52Douglas215US #30
#53Curtis212US #79
#54Alan206US #50
#55Randall205US #59
#56Samuel198US #91
#57Roy195US #80
#58Joe192US #57
#59Barry189US #72
#60Carl188US #53
#61Calvin187US #129
#62Raymond186US #46
#63Kevin184US #15
#64Scott182US #23
#65Roger181US #47
#66Harold179US #92
#67Frank177US #40
#68Russell175US #56
#69Micheal174US #105
#70Jeff167US #49
#71Melvin167US #125
#72Marvin162US #119
#73Bruce160US #39
#74Tim159US #60
#75Allen157US #99
#76Eric156US #44
#77Brian153US #20
#78Rickey149US #138
#79Arthur148US #82
#80Rodney144US #68
#81Darrell143US #104
#82Andrew142US #51
#83Gerald138US #62
#84Jack134US #85
#85Charlie133
#86Jerome133US #133
#87Ralph133US #89
#88Reginald131US #144
#89Glenn127US #74
#90Greg125US #83
#91Ray124US #121
#92Freddie123
#93Craig122US #41
#94Eugene122US #109
#95Victor122US #103
#96Chris121US #63
#97Darryl120US #96
#98Joel120US #110
#99Ernest113US #120
#100Alvin111US #166

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑27Kimberly#44
↑26Melanie#73
↑26Kevin#63
↑16Regina#66
↑14Jennifer#60
↑14Tim#74
↑13Roy#57
↑12Kim#58

Falling

↓35Virginia#95
↓26Rickey#78
↓20Alvin#100
↓18Charlie#85
↓16Vanessa#75
↓12Vicki#68
↓12Rose#88
↓9Bonnie#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.