How Many People Are Named Geralyn?
An estimated 3,692 people in the United States have the first name Geralyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Geralyn peaked in popularity in 1956 with 346 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Geralyn 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 Geralyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,692
About 1 in 92,837 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1956
346 births
Total Registered
4,875
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Geralyn
Geralyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,875 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Geralyn as a female name
Ranked #14,010 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1956 (346 births)
Geralyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Geralyn span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,385 babies were registered. Geralyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Geralyn by Decade
How has Geralyn 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.
Geralyn by State
Birth registrations for Geralyn span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Michigan. The lowest are in South Dakota, New Mexico, North Dakota. On average, about 133 Geralyns were registered per state.
Geralyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Geralyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Geralyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Geralyn?
We estimate approximately 3,692 people named Geralyn 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 92,837 Americans share this first name.
Is Geralyn a common name?
Geralyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,875 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Geralyn most popular?
Geralyn reached peak popularity in 1956, when 346 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Geralyn is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Geralyn a female name?
Geralyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Geralyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Geralyn Smith, Geralyn Johnson, Geralyn 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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