Is Geraldo a boy or girl name?

Geraldo is a boy’s name. Of the 2,395 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Geraldo

Recorded 1948–2025 · United States

Geraldo was most popular in 1988, when 115 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,103 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,395 people named Geraldo.

Geraldo over time

Births per year. The dot marks Geraldo’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Geraldo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Geraldo is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,395 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Geraldo

Where Geraldo is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org