Recorded 1924–1957 Girls' name Peak 1939 260 births

Gearline — girls' name

260 babies named Gearline in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s441930s911940s761950s49
1930s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Gearline was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

16 babies were named Gearline in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gearline

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Gearline between 1924 and 1957, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gearline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gearline performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gearline shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gearline 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 260 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.

Gearline at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

260

Since 1924

34 years of records

Peak year

1939

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1924

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1957

Gearline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1924

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1939)
16
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 195719521948194419391935193119271924 7

Gearline by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
91 births that decade — 35% of Gearline's all-time total
1920s441930s911940s761950s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gearline?
260 babies have been named Gearline since 1924. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1939 with 16 births.
When was Gearline most popular?
Gearline was most popular in the 1930s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
How long has the name Gearline been used?
Gearline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 34 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Gearline?
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, 1924–1957 (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.