Georgena
Of Greek origin, meaning "farmer" or "one who works the land".
Name Census estimates that about 352 living Americans carry the first name Georgena. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Georgena today is around 65 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Georgena births was 1925 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Georgena. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Georgena is about 65 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Georgenas were born before 1971.
People living today
352
~ 1 in 973,734 Americans
Peak year
1925
24 babies that year
Average age
65
years old
2010 SSA rank
#17,924
Tracked since 1895
Popularity
Georgena: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Georgena from the 1890s through to the 2010s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 143 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Georgena by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Georgena during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Georgenas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Alabama, Indiana, Michigan recorded the most babies named Georgena, while Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 5 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Georgena
Georgena is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from the male name George. The name George traces its roots back to the ancient Greek name Georgios, which means "earth-worker" or "farmer." The name is thought to have originated in the late 4th century AD.
The name Georgena likely emerged as a feminized version of George during the Middle Ages in England. It was a common practice at the time to create feminine variants of traditionally masculine names by adding suffixes like "-a," "-ina," or "-ena."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Georgena can be found in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Bury St. Edmunds, England, where a Georgena Smyth was baptized in 1612. However, the name remained relatively uncommon until the 19th century.
A notable early bearer of the name was Georgena Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (1719-1804), an English noblewoman and courtier. In literature, the name appears in Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility," published in 1811, where a character named Georgena Lamb is mentioned.
Another prominent figure who bore the name was Georgena Cowper-Temple (1826-1895), an English philanthropist and social reformer who worked to improve education and housing conditions for the working class.
In the United States, one of the earliest recorded individuals with the name was Georgena Clements (1803-1877), a pioneer who settled in Illinois and later became involved in the women's suffrage movement.
Georgena Terry (1876-1954), an American entrepreneur, was a pioneer in the bicycle industry and founded one of the first companies to manufacture bicycles designed specifically for women.
While the name Georgena has never been extremely popular, it has been used throughout history in various parts of the English-speaking world, often associated with individuals from notable families or those involved in social and cultural movements.
People
Georgena + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Georgena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Georgena: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Georgena?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 352 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Georgena going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 973,734 US residents.
Is Georgena a common name?
We classify Georgena as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 849 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Georgena most popular?
The single biggest year for Georgena was 1925, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Georgena is about 65 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Georgena a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Georgena in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.