Girls' name · since 1920
Geraldyn
71 babies named Geraldyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Geraldyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 71 recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Geraldyn recorded 71 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2018.
- #30,942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 71 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geraldyn ranks #30,942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #30,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Geraldyn's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Geraldyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Geraldyn's full recorded timeline at 1932, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Geraldyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2018
- Peak year (2004)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Geraldyn by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (36 births, 51% of the file).
1920s was Geraldyn's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Geraldyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 36 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Geraldyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2010s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Geraldyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1920–2018 (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 Geraldyn 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.