State roster

Top names in Georgia

The names most likely to appear on 2005 Georgia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 111,104 Georgia births in 2005 across 2,992 distinct names.

Distinctively Georgia

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

#45Ansleyoutside the national top 200
#87Jayla#197 nationally
#85Jaylen#194 nationally
#94Parisoutside the national top 200
#99Jalenoutside the national top 200
#95Bryson#195 nationally
#71Angel#143 nationally
#94Malachi#162 nationally
#74Reagan#139 nationally
#98Mckenzie#163 nationally
#55Kennedy#118 nationally
#90Margaret#151 nationally

Girls

#1Emily857US #1
#2Madison761US #3
#3Emma611US #2
#4Hannah528US #7
#5Abigail508US #4
#6Elizabeth455US #11
#7Sarah450US #15
#8Ashley438US #10
#9Olivia435US #5
#10Ava394US #9
#11Anna391US #22
#12Taylor388US #24
#13Isabella355US #6
#14Destiny353US #32
#15Alexis345US #13
#16Samantha321US #8
#17Chloe320US #19
#18Kayla307US #25
#19Lauren301US #21
#20Trinity299US #48
#21Savannah286US #35
#22Brianna285US #20
#23Alyssa284US #16
#24Jasmine284US #29
#25Makayla278US #44
#26Sophia278US #12
#27Jada263US #76
#28Morgan261US #33
#29Jessica257US #27
#30Grace256US #14
#31Sydney256US #30
#32Ella251US #23
#33Victoria250US #28
#34Natalie249US #18
#35Mary244US #72
#36Caroline241US #83
#37Hailey229US #26
#38Jennifer227US #42
#39Katherine220US #36
#40Mia214US #17
#41Rachel214US #38
#42Haley202US #53
#43Gabrielle196US #55
#44Maria194US #46
#45Ansley191
#46Kaitlyn187US #34
#47Kaylee184US #40
#48Katelyn182US #59
#49Kimberly180US #63
#50Lillian179US #50
#51Lily178US #39
#52Riley175US #54
#53Sara173US #75
#54Mackenzie164US #51
#55Kennedy163US #118
#56Megan161US #41
#57Allison158US #45
#58Gracie157US #94
#59Zoe157US #58
#60Autumn153US #90
#61Faith151US #49
#62Alexandra150US #37
#63Stephanie150US #64
#64Amelia149US #84
#65Michelle149US #74
#66Jordan148US #86
#67Brooke146US #47
#68Amber140US #101
#69Bailey140US #108
#70Julia138US #31
#71Angel135US #143
#72Avery133US #67
#73Shelby133US #117
#74Reagan132US #139
#75Leah131US #68
#76Evelyn128US #71
#77Rebecca126US #81
#78Catherine125US #109
#79Andrea124US #65
#80Madeline124US #70
#81Katie122US #99
#82Aaliyah120US #93
#83Kendall118US #132
#84Kylie118US #57
#85Audrey117US #77
#86Diana117US #100
#87Jayla117US #197
#88Maya116US #73
#89Addison114US #106
#90Margaret111US #151
#91Nevaeh110US #69
#92Brooklyn109US #78
#93Summer108US #140
#94Paris107
#95Leslie106US #103
#96Mariah106US #85
#97Ashlyn105US #127
#98Mckenzie105US #163
#99Skylar104US #154
#100Jocelyn103US #87

Boys

#1William1,035US #11
#2Joshua910US #3
#3Christopher795US #10
#4Jacob785US #1
#5Michael736US #2
#6James681US #17
#7John613US #18
#8Andrew591US #6
#9David591US #12
#10Ethan590US #5
#11Christian588US #22
#12Daniel579US #7
#13Tyler562US #16
#14Matthew558US #4
#15Joseph505US #9
#16Jonathan504US #19
#17Brandon494US #27
#18Nicholas492US #15
#19Jackson478US #44
#20Alexander468US #13
#21Caleb464US #35
#22Elijah460US #31
#23Anthony447US #8
#24Samuel442US #21
#25Noah439US #23
#26Jordan432US #46
#27Logan420US #26
#28Cameron408US #52
#29Robert403US #37
#30Benjamin398US #25
#31Justin392US #36
#32Jose391US #30
#33Ryan391US #14
#34Dylan385US #24
#35Austin377US #38
#36Charles372US #56
#37Thomas372US #40
#38Nathan358US #20
#39Kevin357US #33
#40Gabriel345US #28
#41Mason341US #42
#42Zachary339US #29
#43Landon334US #61
#44Hunter324US #53
#45Jeremiah307US #78
#46Evan305US #39
#47Luke304US #41
#48Jayden293US #54
#49Gavin290US #47
#50Isaiah283US #45
#51Jason259US #51
#52Angel250US #32
#53Juan249US #55
#54Jack246US #34
#55Connor242US #48
#56Bryan240US #72
#57Aaron231US #57
#58Hayden228US #76
#59Brian225US #63
#60Aidan221US #43
#61Eric219US #66
#62Luis218US #59
#63Nathaniel216US #67
#64Timothy216US #84
#65Aiden207US #50
#66Jaden205US #88
#67Ian196US #68
#68Carlos194US #70
#69Alex188US #71
#70Ashton187US #107
#71Jesus182US #73
#72Isaac180US #49
#73Carson179US #101
#74Richard179US #94
#75Chase176US #82
#76Carter168US #77
#77Xavier166US #87
#78Lucas163US #58
#79Devin160US #90
#80Brayden159US #80
#81Sean158US #75
#82Owen154US #60
#83Adam153US #64
#84Antonio153US #92
#85Jaylen153US #194
#86Diego151US #62
#87Steven150US #83
#88Caden148US #98
#89Jesse146US #89
#90Kenneth145US #122
#91Seth144US #91
#92Bryce143US #109
#93Kaleb143US #121
#94Malachi143US #162
#95Bryson142US #195
#96Henry140US #102
#97Adrian139US #65
#98Julian138US #74
#99Jalen137
#100Tristan136US #113

On the move since 2004

Rising

↑23Ava#10
↑21Mia#40
↑20Hayden#58
↑19Trinity#20
↑18Angel#52
↑17Kendall#83
↑17Carter#76
↑16Sophia#26

Falling

↓27Summer#93
↓23Jordan#66
↓21Mckenzie#98
↓21Sean#81
↓18Julia#70
↓17Kylie#84
↓17Ashton#70
↓15Mary#35

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2004 rankings.