How to say it
GEOR · gia
/ˈdʒɔr.dʒə/
Feminine
Georgia
Farmer, worker of the earth
What it means
Feminine of George, from Greek geōrgós ('farmer'), from gē ('earth') + ergon ('work'). Also the name of two countries (the US state for King George II, the Caucasus nation from its own roots).
Georgia is the feminine of George, from the Greek geōrgós ('farmer,' literally 'earth-worker'). The US state was named for King George II in 1732; the European country in the Caucasus takes its name from a different root entirely. Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) is the dominant cultural reference: the American modernist painter whose desert landscapes and flower close-ups defined a certain American aesthetic. Ray Charles's Georgia on My Mind (1960) is the song. The name has been steady in the US top 300 since 2000 and stronger in the UK and Australia.
Popularity over time
peaked at #81 in 1882, currently #99 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Pronunciation
JOR-juh in the US, JOR-jee-uh in the UK, two or three syllables depending on the family. Both are standard.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Georgia O'Keeffe American modernist painter, the desert landscapes and flower close-ups
- Ray Charles — Georgia on My Mind 1960 song that became the state of Georgia's official song in 1979
Spelling variants
- Georgina
- Giorgia
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