Girl name#213 of girl names
Geraldine
Pronounced JH EH0 R AH0 L D IY1 N (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1930
- 145 years in use
How popular is Geraldine?
Geraldine is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 212,128 children — the 213th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 35% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1930, when 5,448 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH EH0 R AH0 L D IY1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 001
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Geraldine
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Geraldine
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Geraldine?
- Geraldine ranks 213th among girls' names in US records, with 212,128 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,259.
- Is Geraldine a unisex name?
- No. Geraldine is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Geraldine most popular?
- 1930, when 5,448 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.