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Geraldine

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Geraldine: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Geraldine: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #7, and it stood at #5,927 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #848 to #5927.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142016201820192020202320242025#848#5927
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#848
1997#983
1998#1076
1999#1216
2000#1389
2001#1170
2002#2301
2003#1843
2004#1836
2005#2438
2006#3116
2007#2627
2008#2487
2009#3936
2010#5707
2011#4049
2012#3285
2013#3536
2014#4684
2016#5785
2018#5666
2019#5591
2020#5493
2023#4709
2024#5891
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 51 of the 58 years from 1964 to 2021.

In 2018: #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #5666 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #9 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2021

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2021).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #7 in Republic of Ireland in 1965.

Geraldine's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#47094HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#54933HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#35366HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#32857HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#40495HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#39365HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#24879HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#26278HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#31166HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#24388HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#183611HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#184310HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#23017HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#117017HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#138913HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#121616HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#107619HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#98321HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#84826HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#4303HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#3433HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#3483HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#2615HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#8943HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#7684HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#7424HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#8623HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5026HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5235HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#5115HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4905HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4006HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#4654HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#4394HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#22912HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#26314HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#20420HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#21118HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#19820HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#21318HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#18026HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#13938HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#12046HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#12146HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#11949HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#10762HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#8192HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#8391HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#77104HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#67125HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#68134HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#65136HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#56174HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#59155HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#48188HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#41211HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#44206HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#40216HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#32250HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#32260HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#29271HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#19349HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#20322HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#20334HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#12410HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#10482HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#10499HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#7591HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#9579HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Geraldine is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Geraldine, between 1964 and 2025, in 59 of those 62 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1964–202151#7 in 1965
England and Wales1996–202526#848 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–20105#261 in 1998

Its high point came 33 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1965) than in Northern Ireland (1998).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #7 in Republic of Ireland in 1965. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.