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Top names in Georgia

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Georgia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 92,376 Georgia births in 1961 across 1,348 distinct names.

Distinctively Georgia

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

#68Annieoutside the national top 200
#74Shelia#189 nationally
#91Charlieoutside the national top 200
#92Cassandraoutside the national top 200
#57Glenda#159 nationally
#99Freddieoutside the national top 200
#64Gwendolyn#165 nationally
#51Calvin#127 nationally
#70Reginald#144 nationally
#15Willie#86 nationally
#54Melanie#123 nationally
#52Tommy#116 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,104US #1
#2Donna859US #7
#3Lisa837US #2
#4Cynthia820US #8
#5Linda814US #4
#6Brenda809US #11
#7Teresa748US #18
#8Patricia716US #6
#9Deborah711US #10
#10Sandra692US #9
#11Angela672US #38
#12Pamela666US #15
#13Susan631US #3
#14Sharon588US #17
#15Barbara575US #12
#16Karen567US #5
#17Debra498US #13
#18Kathy451US #25
#19Tammy451US #28
#20Wanda449US #70
#21Cheryl391US #20
#22Janice372US #52
#23Debbie370US #31
#24Carol365US #24
#25Janet339US #32
#26Nancy338US #16
#27Rhonda337US #46
#28Cindy326US #33
#29Carolyn325US #42
#30Robin320US #27
#31Elizabeth319US #19
#32Sherry317US #53
#33Connie313US #50
#34Beverly299US #66
#35Cathy299US #55
#36Kimberly288US #22
#37Tina286US #41
#38Gloria277US #82
#39Betty275US #87
#40Sheila272US #59
#41Laura271US #21
#42Judy266US #58
#43Shirley264US #85
#44Vickie250US #107
#45Dorothy237US #99
#46Jacqueline234US #37
#47Jennifer229US #47
#48Terri212US #51
#49Julie205US #23
#50Martha205US #81
#51Rebecca203US #44
#52Joyce199US #62
#53Margaret192US #40
#54Melanie192US #123
#55Denise188US #30
#56Phyllis183US #120
#57Glenda181US #159
#58Lori180US #14
#59Diane174US #26
#60Valerie174US #67
#61Regina172US #98
#62Anita168US #91
#63Stephanie166US #78
#64Gwendolyn163US #165
#65Kim163US #36
#66Melissa161US #95
#67Paula160US #60
#68Annie155
#69Jackie155US #112
#70Carla154US #77
#71Catherine153US #48
#72Theresa149US #35
#73Vicki148US #76
#74Shelia145US #189
#75Sarah144US #113
#76Peggy142US #88
#77Darlene140US #80
#78Tracy138US #64
#79Frances134US #134
#80Melinda134US #129
#81Annette132US #73
#82Michelle132US #34
#83Virginia127US #103
#84Rita126US #105
#85Andrea124US #110
#86Bonnie124US #75
#87Helen124US #119
#88Laurie123US #43
#89Belinda119US #141
#90Charlene116US #150
#91Elaine116US #118
#92Cassandra115
#93Sylvia115US #124
#94Kelly114US #45
#95Penny114US #101
#96Vanessa113US #153
#97Katherine111US #86
#98Marilyn110US #122
#99Wendy110US #61
#100Gail108US #94

Boys

#1James2,150US #4
#2Michael1,684US #1
#3David1,485US #2
#4Robert1,413US #5
#5John1,397US #3
#6William1,343US #7
#7Charles991US #13
#8Mark807US #6
#9Kenneth793US #16
#10Richard700US #8
#11Gregory673US #23
#12Timothy658US #15
#13Anthony643US #25
#14Thomas620US #9
#15Willie573US #86
#16Ricky485US #44
#17Tony480US #53
#18Jeffrey468US #11
#19Joseph466US #12
#20Terry466US #32
#21Larry450US #30
#22Donald440US #22
#23Gary439US #21
#24Johnny432US #70
#25Ronald432US #24
#26Steven412US #10
#27Jerry386US #37
#28Jimmy376US #71
#29Bobby372US #76
#30Randy371US #33
#31George364US #31
#32Jeffery359US #50
#33Christopher339US #26
#34Danny330US #54
#35Paul289US #18
#36Keith283US #35
#37Billy278US #68
#38Edward277US #29
#39Dennis272US #34
#40Stephen267US #27
#41Ronnie260US #91
#42Eddie253US #102
#43Steve250US #45
#44Walter245US #74
#45Douglas236US #28
#46Stanley232US #106
#47Daniel224US #17
#48Henry221US #92
#49Curtis220US #75
#50Phillip218US #69
#51Calvin217US #127
#52Tommy210US #116
#53Mike208US #36
#54Roger203US #47
#55Scott201US #19
#56Kevin197US #14
#57Barry192US #66
#58Eric192US #38
#59Darryl191US #80
#60Wayne189US #61
#61Alan187US #51
#62Carl186US #56
#63Jeff180US #49
#64Randall179US #63
#65Joe178US #60
#66Bruce176US #40
#67Russell175US #55
#68Brian173US #20
#69Raymond170US #48
#70Reginald169US #144
#71Frank168US #41
#72Samuel167US #89
#73Harold163US #94
#74Rodney159US #72
#75Chris158US #57
#76Darrell154US #101
#77Marvin153US #120
#78Gerald151US #62
#79Andrew150US #52
#80Greg150US #77
#81Melvin148US #128
#82Tim147US #65
#83Roy146US #83
#84Micheal145US #103
#85Jack139US #90
#86Glenn137US #64
#87Ralph137US #95
#88Victor136US #99
#89Allen135US #96
#90Rickey133US #153
#91Charlie132
#92Craig128US #43
#93Dwayne128US #111
#94Albert117US #97
#95Patrick114US #39
#96Benjamin113US #146
#97Ernest113US #123
#98Arthur111US #85
#99Freddie110
#100Howard109US #109

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑38Darryl#59
↑33Jacqueline#46
↑26Lori#58
↑21Chris#75
↑19Melanie#54
↑18Stephanie#63
↑18Eric#58
↑18Reginald#70

Falling

↓28Gail#100
↓26Roy#83
↓23Sylvia#93
↓21Vanessa#96
↓19Annette#81
↓19Arthur#98
↓18Marilyn#98
↓16Catherine#71

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.