Geraldo
Geraldo is a masculine given name. It is the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese equivalent of Gerald. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Geraldo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Geraldo is a masculine given name. It is the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese equivalent of Gerald. It may refer to:
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The Story of Geraldo
Geraldo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1948, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 115 Geraldos were born — ranking #890 that year. As of 2026, Geraldo ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 2K Geraldos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Geraldo
Geraldo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Geraldo's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #890. Use the chart and map above to compare Geraldo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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