Girls' name · since 1914
Geraline
675 babies named Geraline in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 675
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Geraline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 675 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Geraline recorded 675 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1964.
- #9,742 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 675 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geraline ranks #9,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 675 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #9,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 675
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Geraline's 675 recorded births place it above 86.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
Geraline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Geraline's SSA record in two at 1940 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1938 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Geraline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1964
- Peak year (1938)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Geraline by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (199 births, 29% of the file).
1930s was Geraline's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Geraline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
122 births
- 1930s
1930s
199 births
- 1940s
1940s
191 births
- 1950s
1950s
105 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 199 births (29% of all-time use).
How Geraline 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 Geraline's total volume
Geraline by state
Where Geraline concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 20 | 3.0% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.8% |
20 of 675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Geraline's decade-level peak was the 1930s (199 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Geralines (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Geraline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1914–1964 (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 Geraline 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.