Recorded 1951–1983 Girls' name Peak 1963 206 births

Geriann — girls' name

206 babies named Geriann in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s761960s1161970s81980s6
1960s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Geriann was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

20 babies were named Geriann in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geriann

The Social Security Administration has registered 206 babies named Geriann between 1951 and 1983, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Geriann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geriann performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Geriann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Geriann in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geriann 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 206 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.

Geriann at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

206

Since 1951

33 years of records

Peak year

1963

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1951

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1983

Geriann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1951

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1963)
20
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 19831968196519621959195619531951 6

Geriann by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
116 births that decade — 56% of Geriann's all-time total
1950s761960s1161970s81980s6

Geriann by state

Where Geriann concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Geriann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
6 2.9%
#2 New York
6 2.9%
Illinois share of Geriann's total US births 2.9%
Even split

6 of 206 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geriann?
206 babies have been named Geriann since 1951. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1963 with 20 births.
When was Geriann most popular?
Geriann was most popular in the 1960s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Geriann most popular?
The top states for the name Geriann are Illinois (6 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Geriann been used?
Geriann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 33 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Geriann?
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, 1951–1983 (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.