Georgia · 1950

Top 100 names in Georgia, 1950, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	2,064
#2	Linda	1,890
#3	Patricia	1,271
#4	Brenda	1,120
#5	Barbara	1,051
#6	Betty	848
#7	Sandra	797
#8	Shirley	720
#9	Deborah	621
#10	Judy	620
#11	Carolyn	600
#12	Martha	581
#13	Nancy	550
#14	Gloria	515
#15	Dorothy	505
#16	Janice	497
#17	Susan	486
#18	Annie	443
#19	Margaret	410
#20	Wanda	386
#21	Elizabeth	376
#22	Carol	365
#23	Donna	344
#24	Joyce	341
#25	Sharon	340
#26	Beverly	303
#27	Peggy	290
#28	Glenda	289
#29	Cynthia	279
#30	Sarah	270
#31	Virginia	264
#32	Frances	254
#33	Helen	246
#34	Rebecca	244
#35	Pamela	238
#36	Kathy	238
#37	Catherine	234
#38	Diane	230
#39	Jo	209
#40	Connie	199
#41	Gail	197
#42	Janet	195
#43	Karen	193
#44	Alice	192
#45	Willie	186
#46	Doris	186
#47	Bonnie	185
#48	Evelyn	185
#49	Sherry	183
#50	Cheryl	180
#51	Phyllis	178
#52	Ann	177
#53	Charlotte	176
#54	Gwendolyn	171
#55	Ruby	168
#56	Juanita	164
#57	Christine	162
#58	Dianne	160
#59	Teresa	160
#60	Judith	159
#61	Elaine	150
#62	Jacqueline	149
#63	Lillie	145
#64	Emma	144
#65	Patsy	144
#66	Sheila	144
#67	Jane	144
#68	Joan	143
#69	Marilyn	139
#70	Laura	139
#71	Rosa	138
#72	Sylvia	137
#73	Rita	136
#74	Geraldine	134
#75	Mildred	132
#76	Cathy	128
#77	Sara	128
#78	Marie	126
#79	Kathryn	126
#80	Julia	125
#81	Mattie	125
#82	Marsha	124
#83	Ruth	117
#84	Theresa	117
#85	Vivian	116
#86	Louise	109
#87	Katherine	109
#88	Rose	109
#89	Lynda	108
#90	Marcia	108
#91	Delores	105
#92	Jean	105
#93	Edna	103
#94	Ethel	103
#95	Debra	103
#96	Margie	99
#97	Angela	99
#98	Unknown	97
#99	Bernice	94
#100	Jacquelyn	94

Uniquely popular in Georgia

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Charlie	20	5	1
Unknown	97	23	3
Lizzie	45	11	1
Essie	54	13	2
Mamie	72	17	3
Queen	35	8	1
Willie	186	44	8
Mattie	125	30	5
Earnestine	54	13	2
Annie	443	106	19
Dollie	22	5	1
Bettye	58	14	3

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.