Fun Facts About the Name Yeraldin
- 368 babies named Yeraldin: U.S. records list 368 babies given the name Yeraldin from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yeraldin Mean?
Yeraldin is generally treated as a Spanish-influenced variant of Geraldine, the feminine form of Gerald. The root name is Germanic, passed through Old French, and is formed from gēr "spear" and wald "rule" (or walda "ruler"). Its conventional meaning is "spear ruler" or "ruler with a spear." The spelling Yeraldin changes the initial G to Y and gives the ending a Spanish shape, but the underlying name is Geraldine.
Yeraldin Name History & Origins
Gerald is a Germanic name that came into western Europe through Old French and became established in England, Wales, and Ireland after the Norman Conquest. The feminine Geraldine was formed from Gerald with the feminine suffix -ine. In Spanish-speaking use, Geraldine and related forms were adapted in several spellings; Yeraldin is one of the forms that respell the initial sound with Y and simplify the ending.
Geraldine has a notable literary association: Samuel Taylor Coleridge named the character Lady Geraldine in Christabel, published in 1816. That is a literary use of Geraldine, not the source of Yeraldin. The specific historical development of the spelling Yeraldin is not well documented separately from Geraldine.
How Popular is the Name Yeraldin?
Yeraldin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1988. Its best rank was #3,583 in 1988.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,197 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #15,158 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #15,171 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #13,734 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #9,322 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #10,821 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #14,433 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #10,108 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #8,561 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #6,099 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #5,536 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #7,499 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #5,533 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #6,552 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #7,723 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,831 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #10,898 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #7,385 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #10,407 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #15,367 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #15,314 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #12,658 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #14,078 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #15,841 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #11,763 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #10,573 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #11,719 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #13,119 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #9,234 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #6,527 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #3,583 | 27 | 0.0015% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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