Geraldine Name Popularity

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How popular is Geraldine?

In 2018 the rare name Geraldine, ranked the 1,719th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Geraldine is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #38 in 1931.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1930 with 5,449 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Geraldine was 7 in 1880.

Geraldine, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1880-1888, 1890-1921, and 2006-2011, whereas 1947-1977, 1988-1994, and 2012-2015 were years of successive downward movement.

Geraldine's popularity has been moving upward for some time. however, the number of children named Geraldine lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Geraldine?

Geraldine's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Geraldine is still rare and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Geraldine has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Geraldin. (Girl)		Geraldin. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		119	1,719	< 5	--
2017		132	1,634	< 5	--
2016		140	1,577	< 5	--
2015		130	1,647	< 5	--
2014		158	1,438	< 5	--
2013		163	1,405	< 5	--
2012		254	994	< 5	--
2011		265	964	< 5	--
2010		208	1,165	< 5	--
2009		202	1,229	< 5	--
2008		165	1,430	< 5	--
2007		137	1,625	< 5	--
2006		144	1,521	< 5	--
2005		165	1,331	< 5	--
2004		185	1,209	< 5	--
2003		127	1,527	< 5	--
2002		92	1,924	< 5	--
2001		104	1,729	< 5	--
2000		95	1,820	< 5	--
1999		82	1,921	< 5	--
1998		94	1,692	< 5	--
1997		83	1,807	< 5	--
1996		90	1,692	< 5	--
1995		115	1,421	< 5	--
1994		102	1,525	< 5	--
1993		119	1,377	< 5	--
1992		153	1,149	< 5	--
1991		161	1,113	< 5	--
1990		198	951	< 5	--
1989		250	777	6	7,304
1988		355	576	11	4,272
1987		138	1,100	< 5	--
1986		122	1,165	< 5	--
1985		125	1,144	< 5	--
1984		107	1,219	< 5	--
1983		103	1,234	< 5	--
1982		125	1,127	5	6,697
1981		126	1,100	< 5	--
1980		109	1,211	< 5	--
1979		111	1,187	< 5	--
1978		120	1,091	< 5	--
1977		119	1,090	< 5	--
1976		162	844	< 5	--
1975		156	856	< 5	--
1974		179	773	< 5	--
1973		236	639	< 5	--
1972		217	680	< 5	--
1971		411	478	< 5	--
1970		517	426	< 5	--
1969		565	401	< 5	--
1968		670	337	6	3,856
1967		741	320	9	2,852
1966		823	308	8	3,070
1965		916	291	< 5	--
1964		1,102	272	< 5	--
1963		1,060	279	< 5	--
1962		1,201	259	7	3,420
1961		1,280	243	5	4,279
1960		1,428	224	< 5	--
1959		1,453	220	< 5	--
1958		1,563	208	< 5	--
1957		1,854	190	7	3,356
1956		2,064	175	7	3,330
1955		2,195	162	12	2,354
1954		2,571	143	10	2,644
1953		2,673	135	10	2,599
1952		3,047	119	12	2,297
1951		3,350	108	5	3,905
1950		3,449	103	9	2,651
1949		3,919	90	14	2,058
1948		4,211	83	13	2,154
1947		4,811	78	14	2,108
1946		4,849	66	18	1,715
1945		4,474	56	15	1,811
1944		4,665	53	20	1,547
1943		5,190	51	20	1,601
1942		5,437	47	31	1,258
1941		5,227	45	35	1,115
1940		5,152	46	23	1,416
1939		5,159	41	25	1,336
1938		4,652	45	19	1,579
1937		4,554	44	18	1,656
1936		4,863	41	23	1,398
1935		4,818	40	23	1,437
1934		4,837	43	20	1,579
1933		4,960	42	19	1,609
1932		5,337	42	27	1,338
1931		5,410	38	28	1,315
1930		5,449	43	23	1,547
1929		5,335	43	21	1,634
1928		5,156	50	19	1,788
1927		4,929	58	22	1,663
1926		4,812	54	20	1,751
1925		4,838	54	14	2,239
1924		4,833	58	15	2,161
1923		4,712	58	11	2,678
1922		4,642	58	11	2,684
1921		4,522	62	9	3,076
1920		4,265	60	9	3,057
1919		3,727	68	12	2,418
1918		3,446	77	10	2,763
1917		2,897	89	< 5	--
1916		2,549	94	6	3,648
1915		1,866	108	6	3,568
1914		1,320	123	< 5	--
1913		1,058	121	6	2,614
1912		949	122	< 5	--
1911		627	134	< 5	--
1910		551	148	< 5	--
1909		444	156	< 5	--
1908		362	167	< 5	--
1907		344	169	< 5	--
1906		321	168	< 5	--
1905		259	190	< 5	--
1904		219	204	< 5	--
1903		198	214	< 5	--
1902		156	245	< 5	--
1901		141	243	< 5	--
1900		145	269	< 5	--
1899		130	245	< 5	--
1898		110	296	< 5	--
1897		86	313	< 5	--
1896		86	313	< 5	--
1895		81	320	< 5	--
1894		73	326	< 5	--
1893		56	360	< 5	--
1892		60	339	< 5	--
1891		49	355	< 5	--
1890		27	501	< 5	--
1889		29	458	< 5	--
1888		40	382	< 5	--
1887		16	569	< 5	--
1886		25	433	< 5	--
1885		19	491	< 5	--
1884		18	487	< 5	--
1883		15	504	< 5	--
1882		12	543	< 5	--
1881		11	519	< 5	--
1880		7	700	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.