These are the most popular baby names for girls in Georgia

ATLANTA — The Social Security Administration released its annual list of the most popular baby names for each state on Thursday.

For the third year in a row, “Olivia” took the crown on the girls list in Georgia. It was also the most popular girl name nationwide.

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The SSA releases a list every year that tracks baby names given to boys and girls in every state, with names dating back to 1880. The data is based on applications for Social Security cards and the list has been released every year since 1997.

The SSA data shows that 479 girls were given the name Olivia in 2023 compared to 544 girls named Olivia the year before. Charlotte, Amelia, Emma and Ava round out the top five.

Here’s the rest of the top 25 girl names for Georgia. You can see the full top 100 list here.

1. Olivia: 479
2. Charlotte: 425
3. Amelia: 416
4. Emma: 401
5. Ava: 394
6. Sophia: 321
7. Isabella: 309
8. Evelyn: 274
9. Nova: 267
10. Elizabeth: 258 and Harper: 258 (tied)
11. Mia: 252
12. Luna: 226
13. Chloe: 225
14. Eleanor: 223
15. Madison: 209
16. Naomi: 207
17. Scarlett: 204
18. Emily: 201
19. Lily: 196
20. Aria: 191
21. Abigail: 190
22. Sofia: 188
23. Ivy: 185
24. Hazel: 184
25. Genesis: 179

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