Girls' name · since 1913
Geraldene
Geraldene has 765 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 765
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Geraldene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 765 recorded since 1913.
Geraldene has 765 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1970.
- #9,008 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 765 born since 1913
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geraldene ranks #9,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 765 born since 1913, peaking in the 1930s.
- #9,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 765
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Geraldene's 765 recorded births place it above 87.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Geraldene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Geraldene splits its recorded history at 1939: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1931 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Geraldene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1970
- Peak year (1931)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Geraldene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (215 births, 28% of the file).
1930s was Geraldene's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Geraldene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 54
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
183 births
- 1930s
1930s
215 births
- 1940s
1940s
198 births
- 1950s 85
1950s
85 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 215 births (28% of all-time use).
How Geraldene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Geraldene's total volume
Geraldene by state
Where Geraldene concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 26 | 3.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Idaho | | 5 | 0.7% |
26 of 765 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Geraldene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Geraldenes (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Geraldene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1913–1970 (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 Geraldene 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.