Meaning not yet researched.
Geraldine: US girls given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 73 in 2025. Its best rank was #38 in 1931.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #38 in 1931; #2,447 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Geraldine in 2025 was a girl.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#2,447 for US girls in 2025. Its best year was 1931, at #38.
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Geraldine: US girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 73 girls in 2025. Peak: #38 in 1931 · most girls in one year: 5,448 (1930).
In 2025, 73 US girls were named Geraldine, making it the 2,447th most common girls’ name of the year, down 443 places from #2,004 in 2024. That is 25 fewer than the 98 girls named Geraldine in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #38, reached in 1931. The most girls given the name in a single year was 5,448, in 1930. For comparison, it was #1,648 in 2015 and #102 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Geraldine in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 7 babies with the name. In all, 212,097 US babies have been given the name, 99.6% of them girls and 0.4% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1930s, with 50,267 babies named Geraldine.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 1,203 US girls were named Geraldine; the busiest of those years was 2019, with 147. In 2025 that was about 1 in 22,017 of the girls in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Geraldine ranked highest in California in 2025, at #1,522 for girls there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Rarer spellings such as Geraldene, Geraldyne and Gerardine are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Dina, Gerri, Gerrie, Gerry and Jerry.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Croatian, Dutch and English. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
No related spellings pass our data threshold.
Rare spellings summarised here: Geraldene (765), Geraldyne (486), Gerardine (154), Geraldin (126), Geraldina (85), Geroldine (79), Geraldyn (71), Gereldine (23), Geraldinne (5).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US girls. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five girls got the name, so 48 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 15 | #1,522 | #1,010 |
| North Carolina | 5 | #1,541 | #1,456 |
| Texas | 11 | #1,953 | #1,207 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #2,447 | — | — |
| 2024 | 98 | #2,004 | — | — |
| 2023 | 131 | #1,599 | — | — |
| 2022 | 131 | #1,617 | — | — |
| 2021 | 132 | #1,590 | — | — |
| 2020 | 98 | #1,952 | — | — |
| 2019 | 147 | #1,490 | — | — |
| 2018 | 121 | #1,713 | — | — |
| 2017 | 132 | #1,637 | — | — |
| 2016 | 140 | #1,583 | — | — |
| 2015 | 130 | #1,648 | — | — |
| 2014 | 158 | #1,442 | — | — |
| 2013 | 163 | #1,406 | — | — |
| 2012 | 254 | #995 | — | — |
| 2011 | 265 | #967 | — | — |
| 2010 | 209 | #1,162 | — | — |
| 2009 | 202 | #1,231 | — | — |
| 2008 | 165 | #1,431 | — | — |
| 2007 | 137 | #1,625 | — | — |
| 2006 | 144 | #1,522 | — | — |
| 2005 | 165 | #1,331 | — | — |
| 2004 | 186 | #1,202 | — | — |
| 2003 | 127 | #1,529 | — | — |
| 2002 | 92 | #1,923 | — | — |
| 2001 | 104 | #1,730 | — | — |
| 2000 | 95 | #1,822 | — | — |
| 1999 | 82 | #1,921 | — | — |
| 1998 | 94 | #1,693 | — | — |
| 1997 | 83 | #1,807 | — | — |
| 1996 | 90 | #1,692 | — | — |
| 1995 | 115 | #1,421 | — | — |
| 1994 | 102 | #1,525 | — | — |
| 1993 | 119 | #1,378 | — | — |
| 1992 | 153 | #1,149 | — | — |
| 1991 | 162 | #1,110 | — | — |
| 1990 | 198 | #951 | — | — |
| 1989 | 250 | #777 | 6 | #7,306 |
| 1988 | 355 | #576 | 11 | #4,272 |
| 1987 | 138 | #1,101 | — | — |
| 1986 | 122 | #1,165 | — | — |
| 1985 | 125 | #1,143 | — | — |
| 1984 | 107 | #1,220 | — | — |
| 1983 | 103 | #1,234 | — | — |
| 1982 | 125 | #1,128 | 5 | #6,698 |
| 1981 | 127 | #1,094 | — | — |
| 1980 | 109 | #1,209 | — | — |
| 1979 | 112 | #1,179 | — | — |
| 1978 | 120 | #1,090 | — | — |
| 1977 | 120 | #1,081 | — | — |
| 1976 | 163 | #840 | — | — |
| 1975 | 156 | #859 | — | — |
| 1974 | 179 | #773 | — | — |
| 1973 | 236 | #639 | — | — |
| 1972 | 218 | #679 | — | — |
| 1971 | 411 | #478 | — | — |
| 1970 | 517 | #426 | — | — |
| 1969 | 566 | #400 | — | — |
| 1968 | 670 | #337 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1967 | 741 | #320 | 9 | #2,849 |
| 1966 | 823 | #308 | 8 | #3,078 |
| 1965 | 916 | #291 | — | — |
| 1964 | 1,102 | #272 | — | — |
| 1963 | 1,059 | #279 | — | — |
| 1962 | 1,199 | #260 | 7 | #3,423 |
| 1961 | 1,283 | #244 | 5 | #4,278 |
| 1960 | 1,430 | #224 | — | — |
| 1959 | 1,452 | #220 | — | — |
| 1958 | 1,565 | #208 | — | — |
| 1957 | 1,855 | #189 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 1956 | 2,061 | #176 | 7 | #3,324 |
| 1955 | 2,197 | #162 | 12 | #2,352 |
| 1954 | 2,571 | #143 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 1953 | 2,673 | #135 | 10 | #2,597 |
| 1952 | 3,047 | #119 | 12 | #2,295 |
| 1951 | 3,350 | #108 | 5 | #3,905 |
| 1950 | 3,451 | #102 | 9 | #2,649 |
| 1949 | 3,919 | #90 | 14 | #2,059 |
| 1948 | 4,208 | #83 | 13 | #2,153 |
| 1947 | 4,811 | #78 | 14 | #2,109 |
| 1946 | 4,849 | #66 | 18 | #1,714 |
| 1945 | 4,475 | #56 | 15 | #1,809 |
| 1944 | 4,666 | #53 | 20 | #1,548 |
| 1943 | 5,189 | #51 | 20 | #1,601 |
| 1942 | 5,437 | #47 | 31 | #1,257 |
| 1941 | 5,229 | #45 | 35 | #1,116 |
| 1940 | 5,150 | #46 | 23 | #1,416 |
| 1939 | 5,160 | #41 | 25 | #1,338 |
| 1938 | 4,652 | #45 | 19 | #1,579 |
| 1937 | 4,556 | #44 | 18 | #1,657 |
| 1936 | 4,864 | #41 | 23 | #1,398 |
| 1935 | 4,818 | #40 | 23 | #1,435 |
| 1934 | 4,837 | #43 | 20 | #1,579 |
| 1933 | 4,962 | #42 | 19 | #1,609 |
| 1932 | 5,332 | #42 | 27 | #1,337 |
| 1931 | 5,413 | #38 | 28 | #1,315 |
| 1930 | 5,448 | #43 | 23 | #1,546 |
| 1929 | 5,334 | #43 | 21 | #1,633 |
| 1928 | 5,156 | #50 | 19 | #1,787 |
| 1927 | 4,930 | #58 | 22 | #1,663 |
| 1926 | 4,812 | #54 | 20 | #1,752 |
| 1925 | 4,838 | #54 | 14 | #2,238 |
| 1924 | 4,833 | #58 | 15 | #2,161 |
| 1923 | 4,712 | #58 | 11 | #2,677 |
| 1922 | 4,641 | #58 | 11 | #2,685 |
| 1921 | 4,523 | #62 | 9 | #3,076 |
| 1920 | 4,265 | #60 | 9 | #3,057 |
| 1919 | 3,727 | #68 | 12 | #2,418 |
| 1918 | 3,446 | #77 | 10 | #2,763 |
| 1917 | 2,897 | #89 | — | — |
| 1916 | 2,549 | #94 | 6 | #3,648 |
| 1915 | 1,866 | #108 | 6 | #3,568 |
| 1914 | 1,320 | #123 | — | — |
| 1913 | 1,058 | #121 | 6 | #2,614 |
| 1912 | 949 | #122 | — | — |
| 1911 | 627 | #134 | — | — |
| 1910 | 551 | #148 | — | — |
| 1909 | 444 | #156 | — | — |
| 1908 | 362 | #167 | — | — |
| 1907 | 344 | #169 | — | — |
| 1906 | 321 | #168 | — | — |
| 1905 | 259 | #190 | — | — |
| 1904 | 219 | #204 | — | — |
| 1903 | 198 | #214 | — | — |
| 1902 | 156 | #245 | — | — |
| 1901 | 141 | #243 | — | — |
| 1900 | 145 | #269 | — | — |
| 1899 | 130 | #245 | — | — |
| 1898 | 110 | #296 | — | — |
| 1897 | 86 | #313 | — | — |
| 1896 | 86 | #313 | — | — |
| 1895 | 81 | #320 | — | — |
| 1894 | 73 | #326 | — | — |
| 1893 | 56 | #360 | — | — |
| 1892 | 60 | #339 | — | — |
| 1891 | 49 | #355 | — | — |
| 1890 | 27 | #501 | — | — |
| 1889 | 29 | #458 | — | — |
| 1888 | 40 | #382 | — | — |
| 1887 | 16 | #569 | — | — |
| 1886 | 25 | #433 | — | — |
| 1885 | 19 | #491 | — | — |
| 1884 | 18 | #487 | — | — |
| 1883 | 15 | #504 | — | — |
| 1882 | 12 | #543 | — | — |
| 1881 | 11 | #519 | — | — |
| 1880 | 7 | #700 | — | — |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).