Girls' name · since 1918
Gearldean
Gearldean has 469 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 469
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
469 girls have been named Gearldean since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gearldean has 469 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1957.
- #12,330 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 469 born since 1918
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gearldean ranks #12,330 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 469 born since 1918, peaking in the 1930s.
- #12,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 469
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gearldean's 469 recorded births place it above 82.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Gearldean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gearldean's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gearldean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1957
- Peak year (1928)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Gearldean by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (154 births, 33% of the file).
1930s was Gearldean's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Gearldean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
110 births
- 1930s
1930s
154 births
- 1940s
1940s
147 births
- 1950s 42
1950s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 154 births (33% of all-time use).
Gearldean by state
Where Gearldean concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 7 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 5 | 1.1% |
7 of 469 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Gearldean's data
- Gearldean's decade-level peak was the 1930s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Missouri records the most Gearldeans (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gearldean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gearldean draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.