Recorded 1926–1951 Girls' name Peak 1948 22 births

Gerelene — girls' name

22 babies named Gerelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s111950s6
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Gerelene was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gerelene in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Gerelene between 1926 and 1951, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gerelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerelene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gerelene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerelene 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 22 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.

Gerelene at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

22

Since 1926

26 years of records

Peak year

1948

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1926

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1951

Gerelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1926

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1948)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 1951194919481926 5

Gerelene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 50% of Gerelene's all-time total
1920s51940s111950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerelene?
22 babies have been named Gerelene since 1926. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1948 with 6 births.
When was Gerelene most popular?
Gerelene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Gerelene been used?
Gerelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 26 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Gerelene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Geraldine, Gertrude, Gertie, Geri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1926–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.