Geraldine Girl
How popular is Geraldine?
#2,438 girl name in 2025
73 baby girls were named Geraldine in the US in 2025, making it the 2438th most popular girl name.
81,758living people named Geraldine (est.)
78median age of people named Geraldine
212,097babies named Geraldine since 1880
1 in 45,416US babies born in 2025
Geraldine popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,438 for girls (▼ 441 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 73 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,643 in 2015, #1,948 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1930 (5,448 girls) |
| Highest rank | #38 in 1931 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Geraldine is most popular
Babies named Geraldine per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (121 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (110 girls)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (32 girls)
- Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Utah: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Geraldine by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 192 | #380 |
| 1890s | 758 | #244 |
| 1900s | 2,589 | #156 |
| 1910s | 18,990 | #68 |
| 1920s | 48,044 | #43 |
| 1930s | 50,042 | #38 |
| 1940s | 47,933 | #45 |
| 1950s | 24,222 | #102 |
| 1960s | 9,789 | #224 |
| 1970s | 2,232 | #426 |
| 1980s | 1,561 | #576 |
| 1990s | 1,198 | #948 |
| 2000s | 1,417 | #1,200 |
| 2010s | 1,719 | #965 |
| 2020s | 663 | #1,584 |
Girl names about as popular as Geraldine
Questions
- Is Geraldine a boy or girl name?
- Geraldine is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Geraldine were girls.
- How popular is the name Geraldine?
- 73 baby girls were named Geraldine in the US in 2025, making it the 2438th most popular girl name.
- When was Geraldine most popular?
- Geraldine peaked in 1930, when 5,448 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #38 in 1931.
- How many people are named Geraldine?
- 212,097 babies have been named Geraldine in the US since 1880. We estimate about 81,758 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 78.
- Where is Geraldine most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Geraldine was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.