Jeraldene — girls' name
45 babies named Jeraldene in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
45 girls have been named Jeraldene since 1935, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1950.
- 45
- total births
- 1935–1950
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
56% of everyone ever named Jeraldene was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Jeraldene in 1936 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jeraldene
The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Jeraldene between 1935 and 1950, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeraldene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeraldene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jeraldene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jeraldene 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 45 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.
Jeraldene at a glance
Last recorded 1950Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jeraldene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1935
- Peak year (1936)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1950.
45 total births across 16 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1936 with 8 births in a single year.
Jeraldene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- 25 births that decade — 56% of Jeraldene's all-time total
Jeraldene decade highlights
- Peak decade 25 births
- Runner-up 15 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1940s was Jeraldene's strongest decade
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 56% of all-time use.
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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, 1935–1950 (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.