Gerlene

Girl · recorded 1916–1956

  • 1956last recorded
  • 1931best year

Most popular in 1931.

Last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gerlene.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

061119161926193619461956

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 31 recorded years as a table
Gerlene, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19166
19226
19235
19275
19288
19295
19304
193111
19329
19336
193411
193510
193610
193710
193811
19397
194010
19419
19427
19436
19445
19456
19468
19475
19494
19504
19514
19524
19535
19545
19565

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gerlene isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1956
10
Rank in 1956
#3,910
How rare
1 in 200,770 girls
Since 1916
268

Gerlene was last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1931, at 11 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gerlene doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.