Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Mighty with a spear. Rules by the spear. Feminine of Gerald.
- English
- German
- Rules by the spear; feminine form of Gerald
Syllables
3
Themes
- Music or Musician
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Geraldine
Pronunciation
ge-raldi-ne, ger(al)-dine
Famous People
Politician Geraldine Ferraro, Actress Geraldine Page, Opera singer Geraldine Farrar
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1941 (rank #1108, 35 births); most recent 1989 (rank #6935, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1930 (rank #44, 5,447 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2438, 73 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73 |
| 2024 | – | 97 |
| 2023 | – | 131 |
| 2022 | – | 131 |
| 2021 | – | 132 |
| 2020 | – | 98 |
| 2019 | – | 147 |
| 2018 | – | 121 |
| 2017 | – | 132 |
| 2016 | – | 140 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #848, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #33, 2,564 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4084, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1965 (rank #7, 591 births); most recent 2021 (rank #850, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #132, 40 births); most recent 2001 (rank #627, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
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| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #261, 5 births); most recent 2010 (rank #430, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1950 (rank #70, 44 births); most recent 1975 (rank #319, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence