Geraldine
#2,438 for girls in 2025, 73 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1931 · 5,413 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 34 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 211,349since 1880
Geraldine over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,438 | 73 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,997 | 98 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,595 | 131 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,612 | 131 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,584 | 132 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,948 | 98 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,490 | 147 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,710 | 121 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,636 | 132 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,580 | 140 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,643 | 130 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,436 | 158 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,403 | 163 | — | |
| 2012 | #994 | 254 | — | |
| 2011 | #965 | 265 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,160 | 209 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,231 | 202 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,431 | 165 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,621 | 137 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,522 | 144 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,328 | 165 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,201 | 186 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,526 | 127 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,915 | 92 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,726 | 104 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,817 | 95 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,914 | 82 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,690 | 94 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,802 | 83 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,685 | 90 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,419 | 115 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,521 | 102 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,374 | 119 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,149 | 153 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,106 | 162 | — | |
| 1990 | #950 | 198 | — | |
| 1989 | #775 | 250 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #576 | 355 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #1,098 | 138 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,163 | 122 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,143 | 125 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,216 | 107 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,230 | 103 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,126 | 125 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #1,093 | 127 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,206 | 109 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,178 | 112 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,087 | 120 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,079 | 120 | — | |
| 1976 | #840 | 163 | — | |
| 1975 | #859 | 156 | — | |
| 1974 | #772 | 179 | — | |
| 1973 | #638 | 236 | — | |
| 1972 | #678 | 218 | — | |
| 1971 | #478 | 411 | — | |
| 1970 | #426 | 517 | — | |
| 1969 | #400 | 566 | — | |
| 1968 | #337 | 670 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #320 | 741 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #308 | 823 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #291 | 916 | — | |
| 1964 | #272 | 1,102 | — | |
| 1963 | #279 | 1,059 | — | |
| 1962 | #260 | 1,199 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #244 | 1,283 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #224 | 1,430 | — | |
| 1959 | #220 | 1,452 | — | |
| 1958 | #208 | 1,565 | — | |
| 1957 | #189 | 1,855 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #176 | 2,061 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #162 | 2,197 | #2,302 | 12 |
| 1954 | #143 | 2,571 | #2,592 | 10 |
| 1953 | #135 | 2,673 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #119 | 3,047 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1951 | #108 | 3,350 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #102 | 3,451 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #90 | 3,919 | #2,022 | 14 |
| 1948 | #83 | 4,208 | #2,115 | 13 |
| 1947 | #78 | 4,811 | #2,076 | 14 |
| 1946 | #66 | 4,849 | #1,692 | 18 |
| 1945 | #56 | 4,475 | #1,772 | 15 |
| 1944 | #53 | 4,666 | #1,525 | 20 |
| 1943 | #51 | 5,189 | #1,577 | 20 |
| 1942 | #47 | 5,437 | #1,244 | 31 |
| 1941 | #45 | 5,229 | #1,108 | 35 |
| 1940 | #46 | 5,150 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1939 | #41 | 5,160 | #1,323 | 25 |
| 1938 | #45 | 4,652 | #1,559 | 19 |
| 1937 | #44 | 4,556 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1936 | #41 | 4,864 | #1,384 | 23 |
| 1935 | #40 | 4,818 | #1,422 | 23 |
| 1934 | #43 | 4,837 | #1,551 | 20 |
| 1933 | #42 | 4,962 | #1,586 | 19 |
| 1932 | #42 | 5,332 | #1,324 | 27 |
| 1931 | #38 | 5,413 | #1,302 | 28 |
| 1930 | #43 | 5,448 | #1,533 | 23 |
| 1929 | #43 | 5,334 | #1,611 | 21 |
| 1928 | #50 | 5,156 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1927 | #58 | 4,930 | #1,647 | 22 |
| 1926 | #54 | 4,812 | #1,720 | 20 |
| 1925 | #54 | 4,838 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1924 | #58 | 4,833 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #58 | 4,712 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #58 | 4,641 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #62 | 4,523 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #60 | 4,265 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #68 | 3,727 | #2,385 | 12 |
| 1918 | #77 | 3,446 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1917 | #89 | 2,897 | — | |
| 1916 | #94 | 2,549 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #108 | 1,866 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #123 | 1,320 | — | |
| 1913 | #121 | 1,058 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #122 | 949 | — | |
| 1911 | #134 | 627 | — | |
| 1910 | #148 | 551 | — | |
| 1909 | #156 | 444 | — | |
| 1908 | #167 | 362 | — | |
| 1907 | #169 | 344 | — | |
| 1906 | #168 | 321 | — | |
| 1905 | #190 | 259 | — | |
| 1904 | #204 | 219 | — | |
| 1903 | #214 | 198 | — | |
| 1902 | #244 | 156 | — | |
| 1901 | #242 | 141 | — | |
| 1900 | #269 | 145 | — | |
| 1899 | #244 | 130 | — | |
| 1898 | #295 | 110 | — | |
| 1897 | #312 | 86 | — | |
| 1896 | #312 | 86 | — | |
| 1895 | #320 | 81 | — | |
| 1894 | #326 | 73 | — | |
| 1893 | #360 | 56 | — | |
| 1892 | #338 | 60 | — | |
| 1891 | #355 | 49 | — | |
| 1890 | #499 | 27 | — | |
| 1889 | #454 | 29 | — | |
| 1888 | #380 | 40 | — | |
| 1887 | #560 | 16 | — | |
| 1886 | #432 | 25 | — | |
| 1885 | #484 | 19 | — | |
| 1884 | #479 | 18 | — | |
| 1883 | #499 | 15 | — | |
| 1882 | #530 | 12 | — | |
| 1881 | #503 | 11 | — | |
| 1880 | #679 | 7 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Geraldine was already there! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Geraldine is popular in 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#262 · 1 in 933
- New Mexico#343 · 1 in 1,611
- New Jersey#485 · 1 in 3,670
- Arizona#515 · 1 in 3,190
- Alabama#588 · 1 in 4,601
Best ever in a state: #9 in Nevada, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #262 | 5 | 1 in 933 |
| New Mexico | #343 | 5 | 1 in 1,611 |
| New Jersey | #485 | 10 | 1 in 3,670 |
| Arizona | #515 | 5 | 1 in 3,190 |
| Alabama | #588 | 5 | 1 in 4,601 |
| New York | #692 | 18 | 1 in 5,658 |
| North Carolina | #698 | 5 | 1 in 6,614 |
| Pennsylvania | #797 | 7 | 1 in 9,485 |
| Illinois | #901 | 8 | 1 in 9,041 |
| California | #1,411 | 9 | 1 in 16,619 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 441 spots since 2024 (#1,997 → #2,438)
- 490 spots since 2020 (#1,948 → #2,438)
- 795 spots since 2015 (#1,643 → #2,438)
- Biggest jump: 522 spots in 1988 (#1,098 → #576)
- Biggest drop: 409 spots in 2013 (#994 → #1,403)
Rise & fade · girls
51 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1931 at #38 (5,413 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 34 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1916–1949
- Top 1,000: 102 yrs · run 1880–1976
Share of babies · girls
1 in 197
- Highest: 1 in 197 girls born in 1931 were named Geraldine (0.51%)
- Latest: 1 in 22,017 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
- 23.7% of all girls named Geraldine (50,042) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 192 | #380 (1888) | #500 |
| 1890s | 758 | #244 (1899) | #336 |
| 1900s | 2,589 | #156 (1909) | #202 |
| 1910s | 18,990 | #68 (1919) | #108 |
| 1920s | 48,044 | #43 (1929) | #56 |
| 1930s | 50,042 | #38 (1931) | #42 |
| 1940s | 47,933 | #45 (1941) | #62 |
| 1950s | 24,222 | #102 (1950) | #156 |
| 1960s | 9,789 | #224 (1960) | #294 |
| 1970s | 2,232 | #426 (1970) | #804 |
| 1980s | 1,561 | #576 (1988) | #1,063 |
| 1990s | 1,198 | #950 (1990) | #1,461 |
| 2000s | 1,417 | #1,201 (2004) | #1,532 |
| 2010s | 1,719 | #965 (2011) | #1,402 |
| 2020s | 663 | #1,584 (2021) | #1,862 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Geraldine in 1977
girls
#1,079
120 births · 1 in 12,776 girls
Top girls' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 12,776 of them was named Geraldine, which outranked 90.5% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Geraldine
- #1,075Lucille121
- #1,075Lyndsay121
- #1,075Roseann121
- #1,079Geraldine120
- #1,079Denice120
- #1,079Estella120
- #1,079Joanie120
- #1,088Catalina119
- #1,088Chrissy119
- #1,088Erinn119
Tied with 8 names at #1,079; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.