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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Geralyn

Geralyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 505th with 346 babies. More babies were named Geralyn in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1956346 babies
Total since 1880
4,875babies recorded

Geralyn popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#13,9727
2000#8,20812
1990#8,7219
1980#3,24526
1970#2,21336
1960#639250
1950#98386
1940#3,6337
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Geralyn, counting every spelling?

Geralyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Geralyn?

About 4,000 people born in the US named Geralyn are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 61 and 70. That makes Geralyn a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Geralyn by state

How common Geralyn was among girls born in each state in 1954–1958, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (3.7×), Louisiana (2.8×), Kansas (2.4×), Illinois (2.3×), Missouri (2.1×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.55 per 1,000 babiesWI0.55Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesMT0.15North Dakota: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesND0.15Minnesota: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesMN0.23Illinois: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesIL0.34Michigan: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesMI0.29New York: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesNY0.20Massachusetts: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesMA0.14Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesIA0.15Indiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIN0.05Ohio: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesOH0.11Pennsylvania: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesPA0.19New Jersey: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.27Connecticut: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesCT0.20Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesCA0.07Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesCO0.12Nebraska: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesNE0.25Missouri: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesMO0.31Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesNM0.09Kansas: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesKS0.35Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.41 per 1,000 babiesLA0.41Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Geralyn, girls, 1954–1958. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Geralyn

How popular is the name Geralyn?

Geralyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 505th with 346 babies. More babies were named Geralyn in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Geralyn a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Geralyn in the US.

Where was Geralyn most popular?

In 1954–1958, Geralyn was most common in Wisconsin (0.55 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Kansas.