Names › Girl › G › Geralyn
Girl name

Geralyn

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Geralyn has been given to about 4,875 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1956, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,264
Median age today67 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Geralyn per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1956 · 346
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,875

How popular is Geralyn?

Its best year was 1956, when 346 babies were given the name, ranking 505th. The typical living American called Geralyn is about 67 years old today.

Names that sound like Geralyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Evalyn0.79
  2. Emmalyn0.76
  3. Jerilyn0.71
  4. Merlyn0.71
  5. Gracyn0.71
  6. Geraldine0.64
  7. Evelyn0.60
  8. Adalyn0.60

Middle names for Geralyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Geralyn Eve0.82
  2. Geralyn Anne0.80
  3. Geralyn Rose0.79
  4. Geralyn Louise0.79
  5. Geralyn June0.78
  6. Geralyn Pearl0.78

Sibling names for Geralyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.79
  2. Pennysister · 0.76
  3. Margosister · 0.72
  4. Laurelsister · 0.72
  5. Dannybrother · 0.70
  6. Chrisbrother · 0.70

Where Geralyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Geralyn White0.74
    2. Geralyn Reyes0.74
    3. Geralyn Moore0.74
    4. Geralyn Lee0.74
    5. Geralyn Hill0.74
    6. Geralyn Brown0.74

    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 Geralyn

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

    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.