Geraldo
Geraldo was the 12663rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 892nd with 115 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,854 places. More babies were named Geraldo in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,663 boys, down 4,374 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1988115 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,395babies recorded
Geraldo popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,663 | 5 |
| 2020 | #8,289 | 9 |
| 2010 | #6,480 | 13 |
| 2000 | #2,449 | 39 |
| 1990 | #1,130 | 91 |
| 1980 | #1,328 | 50 |
| 1970 | #1,402 | 36 |
| 1960 | #2,360 | 13 |
| 1950 | #3,880 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Geraldo, counting every spelling?
Geraldo has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Geraldo?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Geraldo (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Geraldo born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Geraldo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Geraldo?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Geraldo are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 29 and 48. That makes Geraldo mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Geraldo
How popular is the name Geraldo?
Geraldo was the 12663rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 892nd with 115 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,854 places. More babies were named Geraldo in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Geraldo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Geraldo in the US.