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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 1941
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Louisiana#18 · 1 in 124
- Hawaii#21 · 1 in 95
- Maryland#31 · 1 in 133
- Nevada#33 · 1 in 83
- Delaware#33 · 1 in 104
Best ever in a state: #9 in Nevada, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #18 | 200 | 1 in 124 |
| Hawaii | #21 | 38 | 1 in 95 |
| Maryland | #31 | 111 | 1 in 133 |
| Delaware | #33 | 19 | 1 in 104 |
| Nevada | #33 | 6 | 1 in 83 |
| Alabama | #34 | 161 | 1 in 185 |
| Illinois | #36 | 351 | 1 in 174 |
| New Jersey | #36 | 214 | 1 in 136 |
| Connecticut | #40 | 81 | 1 in 151 |
| North Carolina | #40 | 196 | 1 in 199 |
| Minnesota | #41 | 137 | 1 in 169 |
| Pennsylvania | #41 | 476 | 1 in 165 |
| Florida | #42 | 79 | 1 in 205 |
| Georgia | #43 | 158 | 1 in 206 |
| Kentucky | #45 | 139 | 1 in 206 |
| New York | #46 | 560 | 1 in 172 |
| Colorado | #47 | 47 | 1 in 194 |
| Maine | #48 | 39 | 1 in 164 |
| Michigan | #49 | 232 | 1 in 206 |
| California | #50 | 225 | 1 in 248 |
| North Dakota | #51 | 29 | 1 in 182 |
| Massachusetts | #52 | 178 | 1 in 178 |
| Tennessee | #53 | 114 | 1 in 258 |
| Ohio | #54 | 243 | 1 in 235 |
| Wisconsin | #54 | 99 | 1 in 253 |
| Oregon | #57 | 31 | 1 in 248 |
| Missouri | #58 | 114 | 1 in 262 |
| South Dakota | #58 | 21 | 1 in 220 |
| New Hampshire | #62 | 18 | 1 in 190 |
| Washington | #62 | 44 | 1 in 291 |
| Utah | #63 | 20 | 1 in 253 |
| Rhode Island | #64 | 23 | 1 in 211 |
| West Virginia | #64 | 70 | 1 in 280 |
| District of Columbia | #67 | 26 | 1 in 281 |
| Oklahoma | #67 | 66 | 1 in 307 |
| Indiana | #68 | 83 | 1 in 347 |
| Nebraska | #71 | 25 | 1 in 360 |
| Montana | #72 | 14 | 1 in 310 |
| South Carolina | #74 | 75 | 1 in 300 |
| Kansas | #76 | 35 | 1 in 365 |
| Mississippi | #76 | 78 | 1 in 296 |
| Virginia | #78 | 73 | 1 in 357 |
| Iowa | #81 | 46 | 1 in 442 |
| Idaho | #82 | 13 | 1 in 336 |
| New Mexico | #87 | 19 | 1 in 309 |
| Wyoming | #87 | 5 | 1 in 339 |
| Texas | #99 | 136 | 1 in 469 |
| Arkansas | #100 | 45 | 1 in 437 |
| Vermont | #109 | 5 | 1 in 500 |
| Arizona | #141 | 10 | 1 in 506 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Geraldine
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1931 at #38 (5,413 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 22 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1916–1949
- Top 1,000: 102 yrs · run 1880–1976
- Highest: 1 in 197 girls born in 1931 were named Geraldine (0.51%)
- Latest: 1 in 22,017 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 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 1941
Top girls' names in 1941
Top boys' names in 1941
More about 1941
girls
1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 231 of them was named Geraldine, which outranked 99.1% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 35,095 of them was named Geraldine, which outranked 72.3% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,091Rose36
- #1,091Sherwin36
- #1,091Wendel36
- #1,108Geraldine35
- #1,108Addison35
- #1,108Alois35
- #1,108Arne35
- #1,129Aloysius34
- #1,129Benson34
- #1,129Courtney34
Tied with 20 names at #1,108; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.