Geraldene — girls' name

What the Data Says About Geraldene

The Social Security Administration has registered 765 babies named Geraldene between 1913 and 1970, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geraldene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geraldene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 215 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Geraldene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Idaho. In total, SSA state-level files list Geraldene in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geraldene 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 765 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.