Girls' name · since 1915
Gerldine
483 babies named Gerldine in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 483
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gerldine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 483 recorded since 1915.
Gerldine has 483 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1969.
- #12,114 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 483 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerldine ranks #12,114 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 483 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #12,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 483
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gerldine's 483 recorded births place it above 83.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Gerldine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gerldine's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1933 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gerldine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1969
- Peak year (1933)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Gerldine by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (140 births, 29% of the file).
1930s was Gerldine's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Gerldine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 40
1910s
40 births
- 1920s
1920s
108 births
- 1930s
1930s
140 births
- 1940s
1940s
108 births
- 1950s
1950s
64 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 140 births (29% of all-time use).
Gerldine by state
Where Gerldine concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 483 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gerldine's data
- Gerldine's decade-level peak was the 1930s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Gerldines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gerldine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1915–1969 (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 Gerldine 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.