Georgia · 1955

Top 100 names in Georgia, 1955, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,633
#2	Deborah	1,465
#3	Linda	1,233
#4	Patricia	1,178
#5	Debra	1,005
#6	Brenda	931
#7	Susan	805
#8	Barbara	775
#9	Pamela	705
#10	Sandra	683
#11	Cynthia	659
#12	Donna	642
#13	Shirley	605
#14	Kathy	566
#15	Betty	539
#16	Sharon	538
#17	Nancy	521
#18	Carolyn	489
#19	Janice	487
#20	Wanda	467
#21	Karen	458
#22	Teresa	440
#23	Gloria	436
#24	Judy	430
#25	Carol	410
#26	Beverly	371
#27	Martha	371
#28	Elizabeth	365
#29	Diane	355
#30	Dorothy	341
#31	Cheryl	337
#32	Janet	333
#33	Joyce	321
#34	Rebecca	319
#35	Cathy	315
#36	Connie	313
#37	Vickie	280
#38	Annie	279
#39	Catherine	277
#40	Margaret	277
#41	Peggy	274
#42	Sherry	254
#43	Sheila	252
#44	Jo	240
#45	Angela	238
#46	Phyllis	235
#47	Marilyn	230
#48	Vicki	222
#49	Gwendolyn	221
#50	Virginia	218
#51	Debbie	204
#52	Laura	200
#53	Helen	199
#54	Bonnie	194
#55	Gail	190
#56	Rhonda	186
#57	Sarah	186
#58	Katherine	179
#59	Alice	174
#60	Glenda	173
#61	Robin	171
#62	Theresa	170
#63	Frances	167
#64	Dianne	158
#65	Marsha	154
#66	Kathryn	153
#67	Rose	152
#68	Joan	149
#69	Rita	148
#70	Elaine	147
#71	Ann	145
#72	Denise	145
#73	Vivian	145
#74	Ruby	144
#75	Evelyn	141
#76	Jacqueline	138
#77	Lisa	138
#78	Doris	138
#79	Paula	137
#80	Shelia	136
#81	Christine	131
#82	Jane	129
#83	Terri	126
#84	Unknown	124
#85	Charlotte	120
#86	Julia	117
#87	Anita	116
#88	Jennifer	116
#89	Kathleen	114
#90	Lynn	113
#91	Terry	111
#92	Willie	111
#93	Judith	111
#94	Patsy	111
#95	Yvonne	111
#96	Sylvia	108
#97	Bernice	106
#98	Jeanette	101
#99	Geraldine	100
#100	Ruth	99

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
Unknown	124	27	3
Lizzie	35	8	1
Mattie	92	20	3
Harriett	23	5	1
Annie	279	61	11
Willie	111	24	5
Bettye	29	6	1
Pearlie	21	5	1
Earnestine	34	7	2
Angelia	24	5	1
Delois	25	5	1
Lillie	94	20	5

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.