How Many People Are Named Geraldo?
An estimated 2,260 people in the United States have the first name Geraldo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Geraldo peaked in popularity in 1988 with 115 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Geraldo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Geraldo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,260
About 1 in 151,661 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1988
115 births
Total Registered
2,390
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Geraldo
Geraldo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,390 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Geraldo as a male name
Ranked #12,887 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (115 births)
Geraldo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Geraldo span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 624 babies were registered. Geraldo has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Geraldo by Decade
How has Geraldo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Geraldo by State
Birth registrations for Geraldo span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. On average, about 143 Geraldos were registered per state.
Geraldo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Geraldo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Geraldo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Geraldo?
We estimate approximately 2,260 people named Geraldo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 151,661 Americans share this first name.
Is Geraldo a common name?
Geraldo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,390 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Geraldo most popular?
Geraldo reached peak popularity in 1988, when 115 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Geraldo is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Geraldo a male name?
Geraldo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Geraldo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Geraldo Smith, Geraldo Johnson, Geraldo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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