Masculine dossier · first seen 1948
Geraldo
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1988
Peak births
115
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Geraldo
How many people are named Geraldo?
An estimated 2,234 living Americans are named Geraldo.
How rare is Geraldo?
Geraldo is very rare among babies today, with 5 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 95.7% from its 1988 peak.
How old is the typical Geraldo?
The median age of a living American named Geraldo is approximately 38 years, with most bearers falling between 29 and 48 years old.
Is Geraldo still popular?
Yes. Geraldo is holding steady, with 5 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Geraldo most common?
Geraldo has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 5.1× more often than the national baseline.
1948Peak 19882025
Peak year
1988
Decline from peak
95.7%
2025
5
All-time
2,395
Where it lives now
Geraldo is most concentrated in New York — about 3.7× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Geraldo is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.