Geraldean — girls' name

What the Data Says About Geraldean

The Social Security Administration has registered 916 babies named Geraldean between 1915 and 1963, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geraldean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geraldean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 287 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Geraldean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Geraldean in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geraldean 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 916 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.