Jeraldine is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jeraldine means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jeraldine across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jeraldine has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jeraldine is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “variant of Geraldine, spear ruler”. A respelling of Geraldine, the feminine form of Gerald.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,345 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 Jeraldine per year, United States (1909 to 2024). United States peaked in 1942 (188/yr).
Jeraldine has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1942, when it ranked #964 nationally (given to 188 babies that year).
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