Recorded 1950–1967 Girls' name Peak 1950 10 births

Geradine — girls' name

10 babies named Geradine in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s5
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Geradine was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

5 babies were named Geradine in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geradine

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Geradine between 1950 and 1967, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geradine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geradine performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Geradine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geradine 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 10 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.

Geradine at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

10

Since 1950

18 years of records

Peak year

1950

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1950

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1967

Geradine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1950

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1950)
5
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
5 19671950 5

Geradine by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5 births that decade — 50% of Geradine's all-time total
1950s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geradine?
10 babies have been named Geradine since 1950. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1950 with 5 births.
When was Geradine most popular?
Geradine was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Geradine been used?
Geradine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 18 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Geradine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Geraldine, Gertrude, Gertie, Geri, 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, 1950–1967 (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.