Georgia · 1956

Top 100 names in Georgia, 1956, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,504
#2	Deborah	1,295
#3	Patricia	1,217
#4	Linda	1,138
#5	Debra	963
#6	Brenda	926
#7	Susan	800
#8	Barbara	776
#9	Cynthia	743
#10	Donna	708
#11	Sharon	685
#12	Sandra	669
#13	Pamela	662
#14	Kathy	612
#15	Karen	572
#16	Janice	546
#17	Betty	536
#18	Shirley	530
#19	Teresa	529
#20	Wanda	529
#21	Nancy	514
#22	Carol	455
#23	Carolyn	452
#24	Gloria	449
#25	Cheryl	410
#26	Judy	410
#27	Beverly	405
#28	Cathy	370
#29	Elizabeth	359
#30	Martha	359
#31	Diane	341
#32	Dorothy	333
#33	Rebecca	327
#34	Joyce	327
#35	Janet	323
#36	Angela	320
#37	Connie	318
#38	Vickie	309
#39	Sheila	308
#40	Margaret	281
#41	Debbie	278
#42	Sherry	269
#43	Annie	267
#44	Catherine	242
#45	Robin	233
#46	Vicki	232
#47	Rhonda	229
#48	Peggy	227
#49	Gwendolyn	223
#50	Phyllis	218
#51	Virginia	215
#52	Marilyn	215
#53	Jo	206
#54	Laura	203
#55	Glenda	197
#56	Gail	186
#57	Lisa	178
#58	Theresa	178
#59	Denise	174
#60	Helen	169
#61	Sarah	168
#62	Katherine	163
#63	Jacqueline	163
#64	Rita	162
#65	Evelyn	158
#66	Doris	157
#67	Bonnie	156
#68	Alice	151
#69	Paula	146
#70	Terri	145
#71	Sylvia	144
#72	Elaine	141
#73	Dianne	137
#74	Frances	137
#75	Joan	135
#76	Anita	134
#77	Willie	131
#78	Vivian	131
#79	Charlotte	130
#80	Rose	130
#81	Patsy	128
#82	Jennifer	128
#83	Shelia	128
#84	Ruby	125
#85	Christine	120
#86	Kathryn	118
#87	Cindy	117
#88	Kathleen	117
#89	Vanessa	116
#90	Yvonne	116
#91	Jan	115
#92	Ann	113
#93	Belinda	113
#94	Tina	113
#95	Marsha	112
#96	Juanita	111
#97	Julia	109
#98	Jane	108
#99	Lynn	108
#100	Darlene	108

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
Lizzie	29	6	1
Unknown	102	22	3
Jimmie	26	6	1
Earnestine	37	8	1
Eddie	21	4	1
Angelia	38	8	1
Willie	131	28	5
Eula	22	5	1
Mamie	46	10	2
Annie	267	57	11
Essie	26	6	1
Bettye	23	5	1

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.