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Geraldine

/dʒɛɹəˈldin/ · 100% girls · 73 born in 2025

Geraldine has been given to about 212,097 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1930, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/dʒɛɹəˈldin/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 101,875
Median age today80 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Geraldine per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1930 · 5,471
  • Born in 202573
  • All time212,097
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Geraldine?

Its best year was 1930, when 5,471 babies were given the name, ranking 43rd. The typical living American called Geraldine is about 80 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Geraldine

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jeraldine0.92
  2. Gearldine0.83
  3. Bernadine0.75
  4. Germaine0.75
  5. Emmaline0.73
  6. Coraline0.71
  7. Elaine0.67
  8. Jeannine0.67

Middle names for Geraldine

Ranked by flow score
  1. Geraldine Rose0.89
  2. Geraldine Marie0.89
  3. Geraldine Louise0.89
  4. Geraldine Claire0.88
  5. Geraldine Mae0.88
  6. Geraldine Quinn0.88

Sibling names for Geraldine

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Raybrother · 0.95
  2. Clydebrother · 0.95
  3. Harveybrother · 0.95
  4. Rosemarysister · 0.94
  5. Billieeither · 0.94
  6. Lorettasister · 0.93

Where Geraldine is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Carolina0.01%
  2. California0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Geraldine White0.84
  2. Geraldine Nguyen0.84
  3. Geraldine Moore0.84
  4. Geraldine Hill0.84
  5. Geraldine Hall0.84
  6. Geraldine Brown0.84

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 Geraldine

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Geraldine across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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