Girls' name · since 1942
Geralynn
455 babies named Geralynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 455
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Geralynn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 455 have been recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geralynn has been recorded 455 times among girls since 1942, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2013.
- #12,535 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 455 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geralynn ranks #12,535 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 455 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #12,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 455
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Geralynn's 455 recorded births place it above 82.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Geralynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Geralynn's full recorded timeline at 1965, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Geralynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2013
- Peak year (1959)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Geralynn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (193 births, 42% of the file).
1950s was Geralynn's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Geralynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s
1950s
193 births
- 1960s
1960s
167 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 193 births (42% of all-time use).
Geralynn by state
Where Geralynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 8 | 1.8% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.3% |
17 of 455 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Geralynn's data
- Geralynn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (193 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Geralynns (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Geralynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1942–2013 (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 Geralynn 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.