Gerianne
Feminine variation of Gerard, a German name meaning "brave with a spear".
Name Census estimates that about 379 living Americans carry the first name Gerianne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Gerianne today is around 66 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gerianne births was 1952 (41 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gerianne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Gerianne is about 66 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Geriannes were born before 1970.
People living today
379
~ 1 in 904,365 Americans
Peak year
1952
41 babies that year
Average age
66
years old
1993 SSA rank
#14,262
Tracked since 1942
Census
Gerianne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 556 people with the first name Gerianne, which placed it at #19,177 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,177
National first-name rank
People counted
556
556 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
85.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gerianne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gerianne is White at 85.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (5.9%) and Hispanic (5.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Gerianne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Gerianne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White85.6% · 476
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.9% · 33
- Hispanic or Latino5.0% · 28
- Two or more races2.2% · 12
- Black or African American1.1% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Gerianne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gerianne from the 1940s through to the 1990s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 316 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gerianne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Gerianne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Geriannes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. New York, Illinois, Michigan recorded the most babies named Gerianne, while Minnesota, New Jersey, Michigan recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 22 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Gerianne
The name Gerianne is a feminine given name of French origin, derived from the Germanic root "Ger" meaning "spear" and the French suffix "-anne". This combination of elements suggests a meaning along the lines of "spear maiden" or "warrior maiden".
In the early Middle Ages, the name likely emerged as a variant of the more common French name Germaine, which shares the same Germanic root. The earliest recorded instances of the name Gerianne can be traced back to regions of what is now northern France and southern Belgium during the 7th and 8th centuries.
While the name does not appear to have any direct historical references in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it may have been borne by lesser-known figures throughout the medieval period. One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Gerianne was a noblewoman from the Duchy of Burgundy in the late 11th century.
Another notable figure was Gerianne de Montfort, a French lady-in-waiting at the court of King Philip IV of France in the early 14th century. She was born around 1285 and played a minor role in the royal court's intrigues during the conflict between Philip IV and Pope Boniface VIII.
In the 16th century, Gerianne de Guise was a French courtier and distant relation of the powerful House of Guise. She was born in 1542 and served as a lady-in-waiting to Catherine de' Medici, the Queen consort of France.
During the Renaissance period, Gerianne Braschi was an Italian painter and illustrator active in Venice in the late 15th century. While not a figure of major historical significance, her works were notable for their intricate depictions of scenes from classical mythology.
In more recent centuries, Gerianne Napier was a British author and playwright born in 1823. She wrote several popular novels and plays during the Victorian era, though her works are largely forgotten today.
People
Gerianne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gerianne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Gerianne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gerianne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 379 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gerianne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 904,365 US residents.
Is Gerianne a common name?
We classify Gerianne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 511 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gerianne most popular?
The single biggest year for Gerianne was 1952, when 41 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gerianne is about 66 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Gerianne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 556 people with the name Gerianne, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,177 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Gerianne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Gerianne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Gerianne appears almost entirely female. Of the 546 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Gerianne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gerianne is White at 85.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (5.9%) and Hispanic (5.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Gerianne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Gerianne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.6% (476 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Gerianne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Gerianne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Gerianne in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Gerianne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Gerianne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Gerianne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Gerianne?
Want to know how many people share the name Gerianne? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.