Name Legacy

Baby names in Georgia, 2000s

2000–2009 · 1,095,657 recorded births

William was the most common name given in Georgia across the 2000s, with 10,546 births in the decade. The state recorded 1,095,657 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Georgia in the 2000s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Ansleigh20715×
Quintavious15715×
Ansley1,60014×
Jaquavious19613×
Kentavious14113×
Anslee15413×
Marquavious12412×
Anslei1112×

Top 25 in the 2000s

RankNameBirths
#1William10,546
#2Joshua8,812
#3Christopher8,323
#4Jacob8,239
#5Michael7,790
#6Madison7,484
#7James6,980
#8Emily6,918
#9Jordan6,641
#10John6,459
#11Matthew6,387
#12Andrew6,181
#13Ethan5,908
#14David5,822
#15Christian5,729
#16Daniel5,532
#17Hannah5,511
#18Joseph5,406
#19Emma5,371
#20Tyler5,341
#21Brandon5,246
#22Alexis5,122
#23Jonathan5,054
#24Cameron5,037
#25Taylor5,011

Other decades in Georgia

All Georgia names, 2025

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org