Recorded 1942–1993 Girls' name Peak 1952 511 births

Gerianne — girls' name

511 babies named Gerianne in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s3161960s1521970s181980s101990s10
1950s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Gerianne was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

41 babies were named Gerianne in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerianne

The Social Security Administration has registered 511 babies named Gerianne between 1942 and 1993, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gerianne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerianne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 316 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gerianne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Gerianne in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerianne 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 511 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.

Gerianne at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

511

Since 1942

52 years of records

Peak year

1952

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1942

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1993

Gerianne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1942

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1952)
41
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
01020304050 19931978196619621958195419501942 5

Gerianne by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
316 births that decade — 62% of Gerianne's all-time total
1940s51950s3161960s1521970s181980s101990s10

Gerianne by state

Where Gerianne concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Gerianne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
64 12.5%
#2 Illinois
18 3.5%
#3 Michigan
16 3.1%
#4 New Jersey
7 1.4%
#5 Minnesota
5 1.0%
New York share of Gerianne's total US births 12.5%
Even split

64 of 511 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerianne?
511 babies have been named Gerianne since 1942. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1952 with 41 births.
When was Gerianne most popular?
Gerianne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 316 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
Where is Gerianne most popular?
The top states for the name Gerianne are New York (64 births), Illinois (18 births), Michigan (16 births).
How long has the name Gerianne been used?
Gerianne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 52 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Gerianne?
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, 1942–1993 (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.