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Geraldine

“Variant of Gerald — Ruler with the spear” — Germanic (via Old French) origin

Girl's name · #2438 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Geraldine has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #38 (1931) · 211,349 babies named Geraldine all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Geraldines

• Geraldine Page — American actress (1924-1987)
• Geraldine Chaplin — British-American actress
• Geraldine Ferraro — American politician (1935–2011)
• Geraldine Fitzgerald — Irish-American actress (1913–2005)
• Geraldine Brooks — Australian-American journalist and author

In stories & tradition

• Geraldine Jones — television character
• Geraldine Granger — The Vicar of Dibley
• Geraldine — An Artist's Model

What Geraldines become

Among 355 notable people named Geraldine:

Entertainers appear 1.64× more often than among typical names — e.g. Geraldine Page, American actress (1924-1987).

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