Geraldine
Geraldine around the world
One shared root links 7 names across 4 languages.
Shared root: two Germanic ger "spear" compounds, Gerald with wald "rule" and Gerard with hart "hard, brave", so entangled in medieval English use that their descendants are shared
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Geraldine peaked in the 1930s.
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Popularity in Brazil
358 people · the #16,847 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 40
Among people named Geraldine living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Geraldine
People given the name Geraldine in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 1969. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Geraldine deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Geraldine truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Geraldine fits with your family’s names and surname.
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