Recorded 1942–1951 Girls' name Peak 1950 23 births

Gearlean — girls' name

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.

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1950s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Gearlean was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gearlean in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gearlean

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Gearlean between 1942 and 1951, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gearlean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gearlean performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gearlean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gearlean in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gearlean at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

23

Since 1942

10 years of records

Peak year

1950

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1942

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1951

Gearlean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1942

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1950)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Gearlean by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 52% of Gearlean's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gearlean?
23 babies have been named Gearlean since 1942. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1950 with 7 births.
When was Gearlean most popular?
Gearlean was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Gearlean been used?
Gearlean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 10 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Gearlean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gearldine, Gean, Geanna, Gearldean, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1942–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.