Farmer or earth worker, through the George name family.
The English personal-name section identifies Georgia as a Latinate feminine form of George. George supplies the Greek farmer or earth-worker interpretation. The country-name history is separate.
Origin
Latinate feminine form of George, with Greek name ancestry.
This account follows the given-name section. The country and US-state etymologies are not merged into a universal personal-name history.
English pronunciation
Received Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔː.d͡ʒə/; General American: /ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/
Recorded English readings from the entry’s shared pronunciation section, approximately JOR-juh. Personal and regional readings can differ.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Girls
461 · preliminary
47
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Girls
85 (rounded to 5)
535
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Girls
280
175
Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland
2025
Girls
34
57
Two rank discrepancies and alternate-view differences retained. Automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2025
Girls
97
39
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2025
Girls
53
91
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
2,619
99
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
1989
Boys
9
5165
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
Open an entry for its source, credit, licence and full qualifications. Different name traditions remain separate.
Language of use: English
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The exact English personal-name section records female given-name use. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Georgia entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia&oldid=93560162. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Meaning: Farmer or earth worker, through the George name family.
Checked against cited source
The English personal-name section identifies Georgia as a Latinate feminine form of George. George supplies the Greek farmer or earth-worker interpretation. The country-name history is separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Georgia, George entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia&oldid=93560162; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=George&oldid=93487181. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Nickname: Gia
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Nickname option: Gia can be used for Georgia. Explicitly documented short form in the English entry; this route is separate from the Italian Gianna/Giada histories. Popularity counts remain separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Gia&oldid=88044586. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names presents a reviewed reverse link from the documented short-form entry, retaining language, rare-use and uncertainty qualifications. No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Origin: Latinate feminine form of George, with Greek name ancestry.
Checked against cited source
This account follows the given-name section. The country and US-state etymologies are not merged into a universal personal-name history. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Georgia, George entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia&oldid=93560162; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=George&oldid=93487181. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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English pronunciation: Received Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔː.d͡ʒə/; General American: /ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/
Checked against cited source
Recorded English readings from the entry’s shared pronunciation section, approximately JOR-juh. Personal and regional readings can differ. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Georgia entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia&oldid=93560162. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Related name: George
Checked against cited source
The personal-name etymology explicitly identifies George as the masculine name underlying this feminine form. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Georgia entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia&oldid=93560162. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Syllables: 2 (these recorded English readings)
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Two syllables in the documented English readings. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Georgia entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia&oldid=93560162. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.