Girls' name · since 1924
Gearline
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.
- #17,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gearline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 260 recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gearline has been recorded 260 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1957.
- #17,214 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 260 born since 1924
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gearline ranks #17,214 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1924, peaking in the 1930s.
- #17,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gearline's 260 recorded births place it above 76.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gearline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gearline's SSA record in two at 1940 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1939 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gearline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1957
- Peak year (1939)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Gearline by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (91 births, 35% of the file).
1930s was Gearline's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Gearline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
44 births
- 1930s
1930s
91 births
- 1940s
1940s
76 births
- 1950s
1950s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 91 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Gearline's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 1950s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gearline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1924–1957 (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 Gearline 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.