Name meaning & stats
Geraldine
Geraldine means “rule of the spear” (Germanic origin). 91,066 US babies since 1940, peak 1942.
What it means
“rule of the spear”
GermanicWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1942
91,066 US babies were named Geraldine between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Geraldine (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Geraldine is the main spelling
- Geraldine 99%
- Geraldean <1%
- Geraldene <1%
- Gerldine <1%
- Geraldin <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1942)