Girls' name · since 1923
Gearldene
Gearldene has 144 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gearldene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 144 recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Gearldene recorded 144 times among girls since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1955.
- #23,191 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 144 born since 1923
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gearldene ranks #23,191 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1923, peaking in the 1930s.
- #23,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gearldene's 144 recorded births place it above 67.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gearldene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gearldene splits its recorded history at 1938: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gearldene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1955
- Peak year (1932)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Gearldene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (62 births, 43% of the file).
1930s was Gearldene's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Gearldene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
- 1930s
1930s
62 births
- 1940s
1940s
45 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 62 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gearldene's data
- Gearldene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gearldene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1923–1955 (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 Gearldene 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.