State roster

Top names in Georgia

The names most likely to appear on 2000 Georgia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 103,456 Georgia births in 2000 across 2,583 distinct names.

Distinctively Georgia

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

#61Ansleyoutside the national top 200
#97Jaylaoutside the national top 200
#73Chandler#174 nationally
#99Harrison#184 nationally
#92Malik#176 nationally
#91Wesley#171 nationally
#98Ashlyn#178 nationally
#86Diamond#162 nationally
#97Dawson#168 nationally
#41Jalen#106 nationally
#80Summer#145 nationally
#94Corey#149 nationally

Girls

#1Hannah797US #2
#2Madison785US #3
#3Emily707US #1
#4Sarah628US #5
#5Taylor595US #10
#6Alexis556US #6
#7Ashley545US #4
#8Anna492US #22
#9Kayla469US #13
#10Lauren464US #11
#11Elizabeth455US #9
#12Jessica454US #8
#13Destiny417US #24
#14Abigail413US #14
#15Haley392US #28
#16Morgan380US #25
#17Brianna376US #15
#18Jasmine368US #27
#19Mary364US #46
#20Olivia363US #16
#21Victoria356US #20
#22Sydney350US #23
#23Savannah342US #37
#24Samantha335US #7
#25Rachel317US #21
#26Grace307US #19
#27Emma300US #17
#28Caroline298US #65
#29Katherine296US #33
#30Jordan293US #50
#31Alyssa285US #12
#32Jennifer282US #26
#33Megan271US #18
#34Amber254US #47
#35Kaitlyn249US #30
#36Brittany247US #60
#37Jada236US #84
#38Makayla227US #67
#39Courtney226US #59
#40Chloe211US #38
#41Allison209US #44
#42Mackenzie205US #43
#43Rebecca202US #39
#44Julia198US #29
#45Hailey193US #35
#46Natalie190US #34
#47Amanda185US #32
#48Erin179US #61
#49Shelby178US #70
#50Trinity172US #74
#51Stephanie171US #40
#52Gabrielle169US #49
#53Maria169US #41
#54Kimberly167US #58
#55Katelyn166US #54
#56Bailey165US #68
#57Sara162US #57
#58Alexandra158US #36
#59Danielle155US #48
#60Brooke153US #51
#61Ansley151
#62Autumn151US #77
#63Sierra150US #53
#64Nicole149US #31
#65Madeline143US #56
#66Catherine142US #81
#67Isabella142US #45
#68Breanna141US #80
#69Laura141US #85
#70Faith139US #66
#71Kathryn136US #89
#72Caitlin135US #76
#73Angel133US #119
#74Lindsey132US #103
#75Christina130US #73
#76Katie130US #95
#77Michelle130US #52
#78Alexandria129US #91
#79Kaylee128US #72
#80Summer126US #145
#81Kelsey125US #88
#82Sophia125US #42
#83Margaret121US #110
#84Tiffany119US #101
#85Zoe119US #82
#86Diamond116US #162
#87Heather116US #125
#88Kennedy116US #139
#89Briana113US #83
#90Erica112US #102
#91Andrea110US #55
#92Audrey110US #115
#93Maya106US #113
#94Leslie105US #90
#95Cheyenne103US #99
#96Jenna103US #63
#97Jayla99
#98Ashlyn98US #178
#99Chelsea98US #140
#100Kiara98US #130

Boys

#1William1,107US #11
#2Christopher1,002US #5
#3Jacob990US #1
#4Michael924US #2
#5Joshua905US #4
#6John805US #14
#7Matthew799US #3
#8James776US #18
#9Brandon714US #12
#10Andrew651US #7
#11Nicholas643US #6
#12Justin631US #19
#13Austin621US #23
#14Joseph621US #8
#15David608US #16
#16Tyler605US #10
#17Jonathan558US #21
#18Christian556US #22
#19Cameron545US #31
#20Zachary536US #15
#21Daniel525US #9
#22Robert512US #29
#23Samuel466US #28
#24Benjamin460US #26
#25Jordan459US #36
#26Thomas454US #33
#27Hunter446US #35
#28Alexander436US #20
#29Ryan428US #13
#30Anthony422US #17
#31Noah418US #27
#32Dylan412US #24
#33Ethan406US #25
#34Caleb394US #38
#35Charles372US #51
#36Kevin362US #32
#37Jackson338US #72
#38Jose287US #34
#39Timothy285US #58
#40Logan283US #40
#41Jalen275US #106
#42Nathan269US #30
#43Aaron266US #41
#44Eric264US #42
#45Jason243US #39
#46Kyle243US #37
#47Brian241US #43
#48Elijah235US #52
#49Cody221US #60
#50Mason221US #64
#51Steven216US #54
#52Jared212US #56
#53Gabriel203US #44
#54Seth203US #63
#55Richard202US #65
#56Garrett199US #74
#57Adam194US #45
#58Devin193US #69
#59Juan191US #48
#60Luke190US #59
#61Evan188US #55
#62Dalton187US #91
#63Jack185US #46
#64Chase183US #77
#65Antonio182US #82
#66Isaiah180US #47
#67Bryan178US #70
#68Jeremiah176US #102
#69Alex175US #62
#70Sean175US #57
#71Patrick173US #68
#72Carlos170US #66
#73Chandler170US #174
#74Luis168US #49
#75Kenneth165US #94
#76Stephen165US #95
#77Connor164US #50
#78Trevor163US #75
#79Nathaniel157US #61
#80Ian153US #73
#81Bryce150US #92
#82Blake148US #80
#83Gavin146US #85
#84Isaac141US #53
#85Carson140US #119
#86Cole139US #71
#87Jeremy135US #84
#88Mark135US #79
#89Xavier135US #103
#90Dakota134US #88
#91Wesley132US #171
#92Malik131US #176
#93Marcus130US #99
#94Corey124US #149
#95Preston122US #142
#96Spencer120US #98
#97Dawson118US #168
#98Tristan117US #105
#99Harrison116US #184
#100Jesus116US #76

On the move since 1999

Rising

↑42Jalen#41
↑33Hailey#45
↑23Chloe#40
↑22Mackenzie#42
↑19Isabella#67
↑19Gabriel#53
↑17Makayla#38
↑17Catherine#66

Falling

↓43Kiara#100
↓22Jeremy#87
↓21Patrick#71
↓19Tiffany#84
↓18Dawson#97
↓17Breanna#68
↓17Alexandria#78
↓17Kenneth#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1999 rankings.