Gearldine is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Gearldine means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Gearldine across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Gearldine has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Gearldine is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “variant of Geraldine, ruler with the spear”. A respelling of Geraldine, the feminine form of Gerald.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,691 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Gearldine per year, United States (1908 to 1977). United States peaked in 1935 (165/yr).
Gearldine has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1935, when it ranked #916 nationally (given to 165 babies that year).
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