Girls' name · since 1909
Jeraldine
Jeraldine has 4,345 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,824 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,345
- born since 1909
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jeraldine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 4,345 have been recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Jeraldine recorded 4,345 times among girls since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2024.
- #2,824 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,345 born since 1909
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeraldine ranks #2,824 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,345 born since 1909, peaking in the 1940s.
- #2,824 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,345
- born since 1909
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jeraldine's 4,345 recorded births place it above 96.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Jeraldine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jeraldine splits its recorded history at 1962: 14% of all births land in the more recent half, 86% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 188 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jeraldine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2024
- Peak year (1942)
- 188
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Jeraldine by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (1,226 births, 28% of the file).
1940s was Jeraldine's strongest decade.
1,226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jeraldine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s 225
1910s
225 births
- 1920s
1920s
716 births
- 1930s
1930s
955 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,226 births
- 1950s
1950s
547 births
- 1960s 253
1960s
253 births
- 1970s 61
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 73
1990s
73 births
- 2000s 113
2000s
113 births
- 2010s 101
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 1,226 births (28% of all-time use).
How Jeraldine 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 Jeraldine's total volume
Jeraldine by state
Where Jeraldine concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 247 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 163 | 3.8% |
| #3 | California | | 150 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 95 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 83 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 67 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 65 | 1.5% |
| #8 | New York | | 62 | 1.4% |
247 of 4,345 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Jeraldine appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeraldine's data
- Jeraldine's decade-level peak was the 1940s (1,226 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jeraldines (247 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jeraldine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1909–2024 (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 Jeraldine 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.