Georgia

Georgia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “farmer, earth-worker”
Origin: Greek
Say it: JOR-juh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of George, from Greek georgos. It is also the name of the U.S. state and the country Georgia, though the personal name comes from George.

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How popular is Georgia?

2024738 per million US babies

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Babies named Georgia in 20242,458

2024 rank#110 girls

Peak year1904

Total US babies since 1880164,380

Georgia is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Georgia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Georgefarmer, earth-worker · Greek
Jorgefarmer, earth-worker · Greek
Georginafarmer · Greek
Yurifarmer; earth-worker · Russian
Georgiefarmer, earth-worker · English
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek

Georgia questions

What does the name Georgia mean?

Georgia means "farmer, earth-worker". It comes from Greek. Feminine form of George, from Greek georgos. It is also the name of the U.S. state and the country Georgia, though the personal name comes from George.

Is Georgia a boy or girl name?

Georgia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Georgia?

2,458 US babies were named Georgia in 2024. Its peak year was 1904.

How do you pronounce Georgia?

Georgia is usually pronounced JOR-juh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.