Girls' name · since 1942
Gearlean
23 babies named Gearlean in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #44,075 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gearlean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 23 have been recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gearlean has been recorded 23 times among girls since 1942, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1951.
- #44,075 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gearlean ranks #44,075 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #44,075 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gearlean's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gearlean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gearlean's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gearlean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1951
- Peak year (1950)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Gearlean by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (12 births, 52% of the file).
1950s was Gearlean's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Gearlean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12 births (52% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gearlean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1942–1951 (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 Gearlean 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.