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    The first name Georgette

    A girl’s name from French.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    French origin

    From French Georgette. By surface analysis, George + -ette. Piecewise doublet of Georgetta.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 6 girls were named Georgette, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 12 births (#1,434).

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    131
    babies named Georgette, 1996–2025
    #3,705
    rank in 2025
    1996
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Georgette with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Georgette at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 38 girls born in the United States were named Georgette, the 3,857th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1948, when 307 were.

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    13,462
    babies named Georgette since 1880
    #3,857
    rank in 2025
    1948
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Georgette

    17 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Georgette Heyer
      British historical romance and detective fiction novelist (1902–1974)
    • Georgette Leblanc
      French singer (1869–1941)
    • Georgette Agutte
      French painter and sculptor (1867–1922)
    • Georgette Harvey
      American singer and actor (1884-1952)
    • Georgette Mosbacher
      American political activist and businesswoman, United States Ambassador to Poland, born 1947
    • Georgette Meunier
      Belgian painter (1859–1951)
    • Georgette Nkoma
      Cameroon athletics competitor (born 1965)
    • Georgette Rejewski
      Dutch actress (1910–2014)
    • Georgette Anys
      French actress (1909-1993)
    • Georgette Thiollière-Miller
      French alpine skier (1920–2010)
    • Annabella
      French cinema actress (1907–1996)
    • Claudine Longet
      French singer (1942–2026)

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    Questions

    What does the name Georgette mean?
    From French Georgette. By surface analysis, George + -ette. Piecewise doublet of Georgetta.
    What is the origin of the name Georgette?
    From French Georgette. By surface analysis, George + -ette. Piecewise doublet of Georgetta.
    How popular is the name Georgette?
    In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Georgette, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 1996, with 12 births.
    Is Georgette a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 13,462 US babies named Georgette since 1880 were girls.
    When was Georgette most popular?
    1948 in the United States, when 307 babies were named Georgette, its highest rank at 455th.