These are the most popular baby names for boys in Georgia

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

For the boys, “Liam” reclaimed the No. 1 spot in Georgia for the first time since 2020. “Noah,” which finished second on the 2023 list, previously held the top billing. William, Elijah and James round out the top five.

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Every year, the SSA releases a list tracking 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.

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

1. Liam: 661

2. Noah: 647

3. William: 478

4. James: 475

5. Elijah: 438

6. Oliver: 411

7. John: 334

8. Henry: 326

9. Asher: 319

10. Lucas: 301

11. Samuel: 283

12. Grayson: 281

13. Mateo: 275

14. Ezra: 264

15. Jackson: 262

16. Daniel: 260

17. Benjamin: 259

18. Levi: 258

19. Mason: 254

20. Hudson: 253 and Michael: 253 (tied)

21. Josiah: 248

22. Carter: 241

23. David: 239

24. Amir: 233

25. Theodore: 232

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