NameTides

Geraldine

Geraldine was the #2,438 girls' name in the US in 2025 (73 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales.

Geraldine as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Geraldine as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.752518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Geraldine as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.75251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,438 (73)#5,927 (3)————
2024#1,997 (98)#5,892 (3)————
2023#1,595 (131)#4,710 (4)————
2022#1,612 (131)—————
2021#1,584 (132)———#883 (3)—
2020#1,948 (98)#5,493 (3)————
2019#1,490 (147)#5,591 (3)———#3,266 (5)
2018#1,710 (121)#5,666 (3)——#896 (3)#2,344 (8)
2017#1,636 (132)————#2,179 (9)
2016#1,580 (140)#5,785 (3)——#750 (4)—
2015#1,643 (130)————#2,891 (6)
2014#1,436 (158)#4,684 (4)————
2013#1,403 (163)#3,536 (6)——#894 (3)—
2012#994 (254)#3,285 (7)——#768 (4)#2,921 (6)
2011#965 (265)#4,049 (5)——#937 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1931 at #38.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 22,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 22,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Geraldine is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 23,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Geraldine by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,491CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Geraldine (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GeraldineCanadaGirls—too few
GeraldineEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
GeraldineIrelandGirls—too few
GeraldineNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
GeraldineScotlandGirls—too few
GeraldineUSGirls#2,43873
GeraldineUSBoys—too few