Georgianna
Feminine form of George, derived from Greek meaning "farmer, earth-worker".
Name Census estimates that about 3,982 living Americans carry the first name Georgianna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Georgianna today is around 55 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Georgianna births was 1942 (180 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Georgianna. 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 Georgianna with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
4.0K
~ 1 in 86,076 Americans
Peak year
1942
180 babies that year
Average age
55
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,682
Tracked since 1880
Census
Georgianna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,471 people with the first name Georgianna, which placed it at #4,254 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
#4,254
National first-name rank
People counted
4.5K
4,471 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Georgianna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Georgianna is White at 74.7%. The next largest groups are Black (11.7%) and Hispanic (6.0%). 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 Georgianna 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 Georgianna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.7% · 3,341
- Black or African American11.7% · 523
- Hispanic or Latino6.0% · 267
- Two or more races3.4% · 150
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.9% · 130
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 60
Popularity
Georgianna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Georgianna from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 1,624 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1940s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Georgianna 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 Georgianna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Georgiannas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 29 states and territories. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio recorded the most babies named Georgianna, while Vermont, Kentucky, Kansas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 140 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Georgianna
The name Georgianna is derived from the Greek name Georgios, which means "farmer" or "earth-worker." It is a feminine form of the name George, which has its roots in ancient Greek culture and mythology.
The earliest known use of the name Georgianna dates back to the 16th century in England. It was a popular name among the aristocracy during this period, and it's believed that one of the first recorded instances of the name was for a member of the British nobility.
In the 17th century, the name Georgianna gained popularity in other parts of Europe, particularly in France and Italy. During this time, it was sometimes spelled as "Georgiana" or "Georgina," but the spelling "Georgianna" remained the most common.
One of the earliest and most notable historical figures with the name Georgianna was Georgianna Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806). She was a prominent figure in British society and a renowned political hostess during the late 18th century.
Another famous Georgianna was Georgianna Zornlin (1828-1881), an Austrian opera singer who performed throughout Europe in the mid-19th century. She was particularly renowned for her performances in the works of Richard Wagner.
In the United States, one of the earliest recorded uses of the name Georgianna was for Georgianna Woolsey (1808-1847), a writer and editor from New York who was a member of the Transcendentalist movement.
Georgianna Muir Audubon (1801-1884) was the wife of the famous naturalist and artist John James Audubon. She played a crucial role in supporting and promoting her husband's work, and her diaries provide valuable insights into their lives and travels.
Georgianna Burne-Jones (1846-1926) was an English artist and the wife of the Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Burne-Jones. She was a talented artist in her own right and worked alongside her husband on several artistic projects.
People
Georgianna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Georgianna 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
Georgianna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Georgianna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,982 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Georgianna 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 86,076 US residents.
Is Georgianna a common name?
We classify Georgianna as "Rare". It ranks above 96% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 9,279 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Georgianna most popular?
The single biggest year for Georgianna was 1942, when 180 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Georgianna is about 55 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Georgianna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,471 people with the name Georgianna, or 1.48 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,254 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 Georgianna 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 Georgianna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Georgianna appears almost entirely female. Of the 4,475 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 Georgianna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Georgianna is White at 74.7%. The next largest groups are Black (11.7%) and Hispanic (6.0%). 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 Georgianna most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Georgianna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.7% (3,341 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 Georgianna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Georgianna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Georgianna 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 Georgianna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Georgianna 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 Georgianna 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 Georgianna?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Georgianna on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.