Georgiana
A feminine English name derived from the masculine name George, meaning "farmer" or "earth worker".
Name Census estimates that about 4,419 living Americans carry the first name Georgiana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Georgiana today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Georgiana births was 1918 (172 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Georgiana. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Georgiana with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
4.4K
~ 1 in 77,564 Americans
Peak year
1918
172 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,631
Tracked since 1880
Census
Georgiana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,983 people with the first name Georgiana, which placed it at #3,921 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,921
National first-name rank
People counted
5.0K
4,983 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
71.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Georgiana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Georgiana is White at 71.9%. The next largest groups are Black (11.1%) and Hispanic (8.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Georgiana described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Georgiana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White71.9% · 3,581
- Black or African American11.1% · 555
- Hispanic or Latino8.8% · 437
- Two or more races3.8% · 191
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 155
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 64
Popularity
Georgiana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Georgiana from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 1,377 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Georgiana remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Georgiana 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 Georgiana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Georgianas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 30 states and territories. New York, Illinois, California recorded the most babies named Georgiana, while South Dakota, Colorado, Maryland recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 145 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Georgiana
The given name Georgiana has its origins in Greek culture, derived from the word "georgos" meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker." It was initially used as a feminine form of the male name George. The name gained popularity during the Byzantine era, and its earliest recorded use can be traced back to the 5th century AD.
Georgiana was a relatively common name among the noble families of the Byzantine Empire, and it was also adopted by some early Christian saints. One notable historical figure with this name was Saint Georgiana of Arbanasi, a 14th-century Bulgarian nun known for her piety and miraculous healing abilities.
During the Renaissance period, the name Georgiana became popular in Western Europe, particularly in England and Italy. In the 16th century, Georgiana Malvezzi was an Italian noblewoman and poet who gained recognition for her literary works and patronage of the arts.
In the 18th century, the name gained further prominence with the birth of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806), a prominent socialite, political activist, and writer who played a significant role in the social and political affairs of Georgian England.
Another notable figure with this name was Georgiana Fullerton (1812-1885), an English novelist and biographer who converted to Catholicism and became a prominent figure in the Catholic literary circles of her time.
In the 19th century, Georgiana Burne-Jones (1840-1920) was a British artist and the wife of the Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Burne-Jones. She was known for her artistic talents and played a significant role in the English artistic community of the Victorian era.
Georgiana was also a popular name among the aristocratic families of Europe during this period, with several notable figures bearing the name, including Georgiana Spencer, Countess Spencer (1737-1806), and Georgiana Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (1804-1892).
Throughout its history, the name Georgiana has been associated with nobility, literature, and the arts, reflecting its Greek roots and the cultural influence of the civilizations that embraced it.
People
Georgiana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Georgiana 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
Georgiana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Georgiana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,419 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Georgiana 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 77,564 US residents.
Is Georgiana a common name?
We classify Georgiana as "Rare". It ranks above 96.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 9,835 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Georgiana most popular?
The single biggest year for Georgiana was 1918, when 172 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Georgiana is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Georgiana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,983 people with the name Georgiana, or 1.65 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,921 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Georgiana in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Georgiana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Georgiana appears almost entirely female. Of the 4,979 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Georgiana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Georgiana is White at 71.9%. The next largest groups are Black (11.1%) and Hispanic (8.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Georgiana most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Georgiana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 71.9% (3,581 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Georgiana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Georgiana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Georgiana 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.
Is Georgiana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Georgiana in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Georgiana can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How common is the name Georgiana?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Georgiana at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.