Girls' name · since 1930
Gerardine
Gerardine has 154 recorded births since 1930 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1930
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gerardine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 154 have been recorded since 1930.
Social Security Administration records show Gerardine recorded 154 times among girls since 1930, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 1989.
- #22,483 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1930
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerardine ranks #22,483 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1930, peaking in the 1950s.
- #22,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1930
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gerardine's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Gerardine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gerardine's full recorded timeline at 1953, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1930, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1950 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gerardine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1989
- Peak year (1950)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Gerardine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (81 births, 53% of the file).
1950s was Gerardine's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Gerardine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
42 births
- 1950s
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 81 births (53% of all-time use).
Gerardine by state
Where Gerardine concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 154 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gerardine's data
- Gerardine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gerardines (5 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 Gerardine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1930–1989 (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 Gerardine 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.