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Geraldene

100% girls · last recorded 1970

Geraldene has been given to about 765 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1931, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 361
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Geraldene per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1931 · 30
  • Born in 20250
  • All time765

How popular is Geraldene?

Its best year was 1931, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 1351st. The typical living American called Geraldene is about 83 years old today.

Names that sound like Geraldene

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Geraldine0.88
  2. Jeraldine0.80
  3. Gearldine0.71
  4. Earlene0.67
  5. Darlene0.63
  6. Arlene0.63
  7. Marlene0.63
  8. Helene0.63

Middle names for Geraldene

Ranked by flow score
  1. Geraldene Rose0.85
  2. Geraldene Marie0.85
  3. Geraldene Louise0.85
  4. Geraldene Claire0.84
  5. Geraldene Mae0.84
  6. Geraldene Quinn0.84

Sibling names for Geraldene

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.77
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.75
  3. Mavissister · 0.72
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.69
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.68
  6. Billieeither · 0.68

Where Geraldene is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Geraldene White0.80
    2. Geraldene Nguyen0.80
    3. Geraldene Moore0.80
    4. Geraldene Hill0.80
    5. Geraldene Hall0.80
    6. Geraldene Brown0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Geraldene

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.