Recorded 1926–1948 Girls' name Peak 1946 33 births

Geraldeen — girls' name

33 babies named Geraldeen in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s111940s17
1940s
Peak decade

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

1946
Single peak year

7 babies were named Geraldeen in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geraldeen

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Geraldeen between 1926 and 1948, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geraldeen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geraldeen performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Geraldeen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geraldeen 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 33 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.

Geraldeen at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

33

Since 1926

23 years of records

Peak year

1946

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1926

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1948

Geraldeen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1926

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1946)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 194819461942193319321926 5

Geraldeen by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
17 births that decade — 52% of Geraldeen's all-time total
1920s51930s111940s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geraldeen?
33 babies have been named Geraldeen since 1926. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1946 with 7 births.
When was Geraldeen most popular?
Geraldeen was most popular in the 1940s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Geraldeen been used?
Geraldeen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 23 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Geraldeen?
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, 1926–1948 (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.