How Many People Are Named Geraldine?
people named Geraldine are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,414 people in the US has this name
Based on 212,097 babies named Geraldine in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
5,471 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French feminine form of GERALD.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Geraldine (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Geraldine alive today is about 72 years old, and 86% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 67 and 83 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Geraldine first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1930, to 5,471 babies. In 2025, 73 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Geraldine never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #38, in 1931, and it was in the top 100 for 34 years, 1916 to 1949. In 2025 it ranked #2,447.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,447 |
| Best rank | #38 (1931) |
| Years in the top 100 | 34 (1916 to 1949) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #38 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Geraldine alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Geraldine were born in New York than in any other state: about 9,345 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Geraldine was given 1.5 times as often in Hawaii, 1.4 times in Maine and 1.3 times in Louisiana.
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