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Geraldo

/dʒɚˈɑldoʊ/ · 100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Geraldo has been given to about 2,395 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/dʒɚˈɑldoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,170
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Geraldo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1988 · 115
  • Born in 20255
  • All time2,395

How popular is Geraldo?

Its best year was 1988, when 115 babies were given the name, ranking 892nd. The typical living American called Geraldo is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Geraldo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gerardo0.89
  2. Gerald0.74
  3. Fernando0.72
  4. Reynaldo0.72
  5. Bernardo0.72
  6. Everardo0.68
  7. Gerard0.64
  8. Edgardo0.65

Middle names for Geraldo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Geraldo Paul0.85
  2. Geraldo Lee0.85
  3. Geraldo Dean0.84
  4. Geraldo Blake0.84
  5. Geraldo Bryce0.84
  6. Geraldo Wade0.84

Sibling names for Geraldo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.80
  2. Aracelisister · 0.80
  3. Marisolsister · 0.78
  4. Laceysister · 0.77
  5. Elishaeither · 0.77
  6. Alvarobrother · 0.77

Where Geraldo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Geraldo White0.80
    2. Geraldo Reyes0.80
    3. Geraldo Nguyen0.80
    4. Geraldo Lee0.80
    5. Geraldo Hill0.80
    6. Geraldo Hall0.80

    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 Geraldo

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

    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.