What were the 50 most common African-American boys names for babies in Georgia?

Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier.

Martin Luther King, Jr. broke Jim Crow.

No doubt, the list of influential and history-making African-Americans from Georgia is especially lengthy. Buoyed by “The New Great Migration,” Georgia is now home to the third most African-Americans in the nation, trailing only Texas and Florida, even though Georgia is roughly one-third the size of Texas and half the size of Florida.

From hip-hop to the halls of Congress, the African-American population in Georgia is not only significant in numbers but also in its impact on the state’s culture, politics, and identity. Many young African-American couples choose to start a family in Georgia. Where there are young families, of course, there are babies. 

Here were the 50 most popular boy names for African-American babies in Georgia in 2022…

1: Noah
2: Legend
3: Josiah
4: Amir
5: Messiah
6: Elijah
7: Kingston
8: King
9: Zion
10: Kayden
11: Ace
12: Karter
13: Kaiden
14: Aiden
15: Carter
15: Jace
15: Kairo
18: Ashton
19: Micah
20: Jordan
21: Kai
22: Isaiah
22: Malachi
24: Jayce
25: Cairo
25: Jayden
25: Mason
28: Michael
29: Kyrie
30: Jeremiah
31: Christian
32: Jaxon
33: Amari
34: Nolan
35: Bryson
36: Christopher
36: Dallas
38: Ayden
39: Caleb
40: Chase
41: Joshua
41: Nasir
43: Liam
44: Grayson
44: Royal
46: Cameron
47: Khalil
48: Kamari
49: Adonis
50: Asher