Given name
Jeraldine
“one who rules with the spear”
Jeraldine is a form of Geraldine. In German use, Geraldine carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jeraldine carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.” Jeraldine is a form of Geraldine. In German use, Geraldine carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Jeraldine is used as a form of Geraldine.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jeraldine is a form of Geraldine. The history of Geraldine gives this family its wider story. The Earl of Surrey created Geraldine in the sixteenth century in a poem praising Lady Fitzgerald. Geraldine remained little used for a time before becoming more established in the eighteenth century.
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Jeraldine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,345
- 0 boys · 4,345 girls
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 188 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 188 in 1942. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,289 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jeraldine’s family of names
Jeraldine has a related form in Jerry. Jeraldine is a form of Geraldine. Jeraldine has a related form in Jeri.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 19
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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