Recorded 1919–1929 Girls' name Peak 1919 10 births

Gerladine — girls' name

10 babies named Gerladine in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s5
1910s
Peak decade

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

1919
Single peak year

5 babies were named Gerladine in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerladine

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Gerladine between 1919 and 1929, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gerladine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerladine performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gerladine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerladine 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 10 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.

Gerladine at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

10

Since 1919

11 years of records

Peak year

1919

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1919

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1929

Gerladine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1919

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1919)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 19291919 5

Gerladine by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
5 births that decade — 50% of Gerladine's all-time total
1910s51920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerladine?
10 babies have been named Gerladine since 1919. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1919 with 5 births.
When was Gerladine most popular?
Gerladine was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Gerladine been used?
Gerladine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 11 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Gerladine?
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, 1919–1929 (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.