Georgia

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Giorgia in IT Italy, BR Brazil, ES Spain and 6 more, Georgie in AU Australia, GB United Kingdom, PH Philippines and 4 more, Γεωργια in CY Cyprus, GR Greece and ג'ורג'יה in IL Israel, IQ Iraq.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 9 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Georgia is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name20K records spelled Georgia12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Philippines, United Kingdom

  Also written Georgie, Géorgia, Geórgia, Geòrgia, Geörgia

• a separate name16K records spelled Georgia7 spellings in the group

  Also written Geòrgia, Geórgia, Géorgia, Georgía, Geōrgia

• Russian given name6.6K records spelled Georgia49 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Italy, Poland, Croatia

  Languages: Russian, Polish, Croatian

  Also written Giorgia, Георгия, Джорджия, Грузия, Георгиа

• Estonian name1.6K records spelled Georgia9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Estonia, Finland

  Languages: Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian

  Also written Geòrgia, Gruusia, Geórgia, Géorgia, gruZia

• Georgian name593 records spelled Georgia8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Georgia

  Also written Გეორგია, Ჯორჯია, Sakartvelo, Საქართველო, Geórgia

52 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Georgia is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Latinate feminine form of George. It was borne by a 5th-century saint who became a recluse near Clermont in the Auvergne.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• Americanized form of any of several derivatives in various European languages of the Greek personal name Georgios (see George), for example Greek Georgiadis. It is unlikely to be connected with the female personal name Georgia, still less with the state or country called Georgia.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In English, A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe. Official name: Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, state, US; republic, Caucasus Mts.;

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In French, Du grec geōrgos, « qui travaille la terre ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Georgia O'Keeffeb. 1887USAmerican modernist artist (1887–1986)
• Georgia Vassiliadoub. 1897GRGreek actress
• Georgia Haleb. 1905USAmerican silent film actress (1905–1985)
• Georgia Colemanb. 1912USdiver
• Georgia Brownb. 1933GBBritish actress and singer (1933-1992)
• Georgia Engelb. 1948USAmerican actress (1948–2019)
• Georgia Tennantb. 1984GBEnglish actress
• Georgia Kingb. 1986GBBritish actress
• Georgia Groomeb. 1992GBBritish actress
• Georgia Stanwayb. 1999GBEnglish association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,109 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Georgia?

We estimate roughly 98 thousand people bear Georgia (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Georgia have the most bearers?

Georgia is most frequently recorded in Italy, where it is most often spelled giorgia.

Where is Georgia most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Georgia is densest in Cyprus — about 1 in 139 people — even though Italy holds more of our records for it.

How common is Georgia compared with other names?

In Italy, Georgia is the 31st most common given name of 102,519 given names recorded there.

What does the name Georgia mean?

Recorded meaning: Feminine of Georges/George, from Greek georgos, 'farmer'.