Is Geraldine a boy or girl name?
Geraldine is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 97 girls and 0 boys were named Geraldine, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 212,021 US babies named Geraldine were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,013
- Babies named Geraldine since 1880
- 212,021
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 5,471 babies
Boys and girls named Geraldine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 192 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 758 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,589 | 100% |
| 1910s | 40 | 18,990 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 151 | 48,044 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 225 | 50,040 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 203 | 47,933 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 72 | 24,222 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 35 | 9,789 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,232 | 100% |
| 1980s | 22 | 1,561 | 98.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,198 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,417 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,719 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 589 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,013 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,599 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,614 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,589 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,947 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,489 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,711 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,637 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,583 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,648 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,441 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,406 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 254 | #995 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 265 | #966 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,162 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,231 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,431 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,625 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,331 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,202 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,529 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,923 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,730 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,822 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,693 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,807 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,692 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,421 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,525 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,378 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,149 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,110 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 198 | #951 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,305 | 250 | #777 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,272 | 355 | #576 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,101 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,165 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,143 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,219 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,234 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,699 | 125 | #1,128 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,094 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,210 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,179 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,090 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,081 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 163 | #840 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 156 | #859 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 179 | #773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 236 | #639 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 218 | #679 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 411 | #478 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 517 | #426 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 566 | #400 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,860 | 670 | #336 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,849 | 741 | #320 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,078 | 823 | #308 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 916 | #291 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,102 | #272 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 1,059 | #279 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,424 | 1,200 | #260 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,281 | 1,282 | #244 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,430 | #224 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,452 | #220 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,565 | #208 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,360 | 1,855 | #189 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,324 | 2,061 | #176 |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,352 | 2,197 | #162 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,644 | 2,571 | #143 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,597 | 2,673 | #135 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,295 | 3,047 | #119 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,905 | 3,350 | #108 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,649 | 3,451 | #102 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,059 | 3,919 | #90 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,153 | 4,208 | #83 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,109 | 4,811 | #78 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,714 | 4,849 | #66 |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,809 | 4,475 | #56 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,548 | 4,666 | #53 |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,601 | 5,189 | #51 |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,257 | 5,438 | #47 |
| 1941 | 35 | #1,115 | 5,228 | #45 |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,417 | 5,150 | #46 |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,337 | 5,160 | #41 |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,579 | 4,650 | #45 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,657 | 4,556 | #44 |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,398 | 4,864 | #41 |
| 1935 | 23 | #1,435 | 4,818 | #40 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,579 | 4,837 | #43 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,609 | 4,962 | #42 |
| 1932 | 27 | #1,337 | 5,332 | #42 |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,315 | 5,413 | #38 |
| 1930 | 23 | #1,546 | 5,448 | #43 |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,633 | 5,334 | #43 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,787 | 5,156 | #50 |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,663 | 4,930 | #58 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,752 | 4,812 | #54 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,238 | 4,838 | #54 |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,161 | 4,833 | #58 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,677 | 4,712 | #58 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,685 | 4,641 | #58 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,076 | 4,523 | #62 |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,057 | 4,265 | #60 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,418 | 3,727 | #68 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,763 | 3,446 | #77 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 2,897 | #89 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,648 | 2,549 | #94 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,568 | 1,866 | #108 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 1,320 | #123 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,614 | 1,058 | #121 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 949 | #122 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 627 | #134 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 551 | #148 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 444 | #156 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 362 | #167 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 344 | #169 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 321 | #168 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 259 | #190 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 219 | #204 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 198 | #214 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 156 | #245 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 141 | #243 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 145 | #269 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 130 | #245 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 110 | #296 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 86 | #313 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 86 | #313 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 81 | #320 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 73 | #326 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 56 | #360 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 60 | #339 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 49 | #355 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 27 | #501 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 29 | #458 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 40 | #382 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 16 | #569 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 25 | #433 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 19 | #491 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 18 | #487 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 15 | #504 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 12 | #543 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 11 | #519 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 7 | #700 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Geraldine reached #1,115 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #38 in 1931. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Geraldine
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.