Girls' name · since 1942
Gerianne
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.
- #11,683 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
511 girls have been named Gerianne since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gerianne recorded 511 times among girls since 1942, 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 1942 to 1993.
- #11,683 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 511 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerianne ranks #11,683 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 511 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,683 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gerianne's 511 recorded births place it above 83.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Gerianne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gerianne's full recorded timeline at 1962, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% 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 1952 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gerianne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1993
- Peak year (1952)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Gerianne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (316 births, 62% of the file).
1950s was Gerianne's strongest decade.
316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Gerianne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
316 births
- 1960s
1960s
152 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 316 births (62% of all-time use).
How Gerianne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gerianne's total volume
Gerianne by state
Where Gerianne concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| 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% |
64 of 511 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Gerianne's data
- Gerianne's decade-level peak was the 1950s (316 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Geriannes (64 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gerianne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1942–1993 (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 Gerianne 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.