Gerardine

femaleStatistical record

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

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Gerardine: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #189, and it was last ranked in 1989.

1registrar recorded it
17times a registrar ranked it
26years from first to last
#189highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1964–1989

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#189
1965	#202
1966	#210
1967	#238
1968	#270
1969	#221
1970	#252
1971	#349
1972	#312
1974	#340
1976	#429
1977	#468
1978	#522
1981	#533
1984	#459
1988	#492
1989	#503

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

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What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 17 of the 26 years from 1964 to 1989.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–1989 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #189 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
Highest recorded1964–1989
Highest recorded position: #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1989).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #503 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1989.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Gerardine by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Gerardine in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	76	6 of 10	13
1970s	43	7 of 10	6
1980s	13	4 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 13 births a year.

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Gerardine appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1989. Highest recorded position: #189 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Gerardine'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#503	3	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#492	3	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#459	4	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#533	3	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#522	3	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#468	4	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#429	4	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#340	7	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#312	8	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#349	6	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#252	11	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#221	15	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#270	8	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#238	10	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#210	13	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#202	14	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#189	16	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1964 and 1989, ranked in 17 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #189, first reached in 1964.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 16 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
9 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#503position in 1989, its most recent recorded year
16births registered in its largest year, 1964Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Gerard · #10, 72y
Gerd · #8, 52y
Gerda · #212, 40y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ansgar · #188, 22y
Gunvald · #188, 14y
Elfrid · #193, 18y
Garvan · #193, 22y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Antonia · #189, 58y
Aubrey · #189, 42y
Cecelia · #189, 44y
Rosanna · #189, 60y

Gerardine was ranked #189 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1964. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Gerardine and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Gerardine without appearing here.

Moved ahead of Gerardine

Ashleigh Compare
In 1987 they stood at #459 and #516 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1988 that had become #492 and #280.
Abigail Compare
In 1975 they stood at #340 and #428 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1976 that had become #429 and #271.
Kate Compare
In 1975 they stood at #340 and #393 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1976 that had become #429 and #271.
Jenny Compare
In 1976 they stood at #429 and #497 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1977 that had become #468 and #311.

Moved the opposite way to Gerardine

Aisling Compare
Between 1964 and 1989 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Gerardine went from #189 to #503 while Aisling went from #154 to #13.
Alison Compare
Between 1964 and 1989 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Gerardine went from #189 to #503 while Alison went from #146 to #33.
Amanda Compare
Between 1964 and 1989 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Gerardine went from #189 to #503 while Amanda went from #118 to #25.
Aoife Compare
Between 1964 and 1989 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Gerardine went from #189 to #503 while Aoife went from #206 to #10.

Moved the same way as Gerardine

Alice Compare
Between 1964 and 1989 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Gerardine went from #189 to #503 and Alice from #57 to #118.
Angela Compare
Between 1964 and 1989 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Gerardine went from #189 to #503 and Angela from #24 to #126.
Ann Compare
Between 1964 and 1989 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Gerardine went from #189 to #503 and Ann from #4 to #33.
Anna Compare
Between 1964 and 1989 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Gerardine went from #189 to #503 and Anna from #34 to #59.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1989. Highest recorded position: #189 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Gerardine

Gerardine at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Gerardine by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Gerardine appears in

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Gerardine at a glance

Gerardine by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Gerardine appears in

What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Gerardine

Gerardine and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Gerardine

Moved the opposite way to Gerardine

Moved the same way as Gerardine