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Jeraldine

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Jeraldine has been given to about 4,345 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1942, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 2,498
Median age today79 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jeraldine per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1942 · 188
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,345

How popular is Jeraldine?

Its best year was 1942, when 188 babies were given the name, ranking 540th. The typical living American called Jeraldine is about 79 years old today.

Names that sound like Jeraldine

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Geraldine0.92
  2. Jeannine0.75
  3. Jeanine0.75
  4. Bernadine0.75
  5. Gearldine0.75
  6. Emmaline0.73
  7. Coraline0.71
  8. Elaine0.67

Middle names for Jeraldine

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jeraldine Rose0.89
  2. Jeraldine Marie0.89
  3. Jeraldine Grace0.89
  4. Jeraldine Louise0.89
  5. Jeraldine Claire0.88
  6. Jeraldine Mae0.88

Sibling names for Jeraldine

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.87
  2. Elouisesister · 0.84
  3. Fayesister · 0.81
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.80
  5. Mackbrother · 0.77
  6. Louiebrother · 0.77

Where Jeraldine is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.