Geri vs Geraldine

Side-by-side comparison of Geri and Geraldine — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Geri

Girl name

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Name B

Geraldine

Girl name · Rank #2007

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Metric Geri Geraldine
Current Rank Unranked #2007
Total Births (all years) 8,021 211,273
Peak Year 1958 1930
Peak Year Births 368 5,448
Peak Decade 1960ss 1930ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Geri Geraldine
1880ss — 192
1890ss — 758
1900ss — 2,589
1910ss 5 18,990
1920ss 32 48,044
1930ss 226 50,040
1940ss 834 47,933
1950ss 2,280 24,222
1960ss 2,466 9,789
1970ss 1,081 2,232
1980ss 688 1,561
1990ss 266 1,198
2000ss 115 1,417
2010ss 28 1,719
2020ss — 589

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Geri Geraldine
2014 — 158
2015 6 130
2016 5 140
2017 — 132
2018 7 121
2019 — 147
2020 — 98
2021 — 132
2022 — 131
2023 — 131
2024 — 97

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–2018.

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