Geraldine
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Geraldine
Though twin brother Gerald is still in baby name limbo, Geraldine is in line to follow the path of Josephine to imminent revival—even though Gerry is not as spunky a nickname as Josie.
Geraldine was at its hottest from the 1910s through the forties, peaking at Number 38 in 1931. It was invented in the time of Henry VIII by a noble poet who fell in love with a Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald and, taking off from her surname, referred to her as the "Faire Geraldine."
Geraldine has the distinction of being the name of the first woman to be a major party vice presidential candidate, Geraldine Ferraro. Other notable bearers include actors Fitzgerald, Chaplin, and Page, and Spice Girl Geri Halliwell.
Trivia notes: Geraldine is the middle name of Ramona Quimby. And Geraldine was the name of the sassy female character played by Flip Wilson on his popular TV variety show.
Geraldine is also given to boys.
Pronounced jer-AL-deen.
As of October 2026, Geraldine ranked #2447 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #38 in 1931, Nameberry popularity #889.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,441 | 158 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,648 | 130 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,583 | 140 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,637 | 132 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,711 | 121 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,489 | 147 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,947 | 98 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,589 | 132 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,614 | 131 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,599 | 131 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #2,013 | 97 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #2,447 | 73 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Geraldine for girls
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Geraldine on lists
Famous Geraldines
- Géraldine Margit Virginia Olga Mária Apponyi de NagyGirl
Appony, Queen consort of Zog of Albania
- Geraldine BrooksGirl
Australian,American novelist
- Geraldine Leigh ChaplinGirl
American,British actress, daughter of Charlie Chaplin
- (Alice) Geraldine FarrarGirl
American operatic soprano and actress
- Geraldine Anne FerrarroGirl
first American woman vice presidential candidate
- Geraldine Mary FitzgeraldGirl
Irish,American actress
- Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell aka Ginger SpiceGirl
singer of English group Spice Girls
- Geraldine HuntGirl
American R&B singer
- Geraldine JamesGirl
English actress
- Geraldine Jane KemperGirl
Dutch actress
- Geraldine McEwanGirl
English actress
- Geraldine Sue PageGirl
American actress
- Geraldine PailhasGirl
French actress
- Geraldine BrooksGirl
American actress
- Geraldine Ann "Geri" JewellGirl
American actress
- (Annie) Geraldine UlmarGirl
American singer and actress
- Audre Geraldine LordeGirl
Caribbean,American writer and activist
- The Fair Geraldine aka Elizabeth FitzGeraldGirl
Countess of Lincoln
- Geraldine ViswanathanGirl
Australian Actress
Geraldine in pop culture
- Geraldine McQueenGirl
fictional singer played by Peter Kay
- Boadicea Geraldine "Gerry" GrangerGirl
character on TV's "Vicar of Dibley"
- GeraldineGirl
beloved of Jack Wilton in "The Unfortunate Traveller: or, the Life of Jack Wilton" (1594) by Thomas Nashe
- GeraldineGirl
character in Coleridge's poem "Christabel" (1797,1801)
- Ramona Geraldine QuimbyGirl
character in novels by Beverly Clearly
- GeraldineGirl
character in "Jemima J"
- GeraldineGirl
samurai sword on TV's "Lost Girl"
- Geraldine RaymondGirl
character in "Anne of Windy Poplars" by L.M. Montgomery
- "GeraldineGirl
" song by Glasvegas
- "GeraldineGirl
" an opera by Michael William Balfe
- "Geraldine and JohnGirl
" song by Joe Jackson
- Geraldine WaxelplaxGirl
a character in the Nickelodeon cartoon "The Fairly OddParents"
- Geraldine GrundyGirl
character from "Riverdale"
- Helga Geraldine PatakiGirl
character on "Hey Arnold"
- Geraldine GrusGirl
character in the Zodiac Academy series
Variations & nicknames
More nicknames
- GerriGirl
- GeriGirl
- GerryGirl
- GerrieGirl
- DeenieGirl
- DeenaGirl
- DinaGirl
- DynaGirl
- GeraldeenGirl
- GeraldeneGirl
- GeraldynaGirl
- GeraldyneGirl
- GeralynGirl
- GeralynneGirl
- GerdeneGirl
- GerdineGirl
- GeriannaGirl
- GerianneGirl
- GerilynnGirl
- GerrileeGirl
- GerrilynGirl
- GerroldineGirl
- JeraldeenGirl
- JeraldeneGirl
- JeraldineGirl
- JeraleeGirl
- JereGirl
- JeriGirl
- JerileneGirl
- JerrieGirl
- JerrileenGirl
- JerroldeenGirl
- JerryGirl