Geraldine Chaplin
There are approximately 1 people named Geraldine Chaplin living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Geraldine with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Chaplin. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Geraldine
64K
Alive today
Named Chaplin
6.9K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 64K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1930
Average age: 71
Top Census group: White (67.5%)
Estimated bearers: 6.9K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,566
Per 100K: 2.02
Top ancestry: White (71.4%)
First name trend
Geraldine: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Geraldine. The peak year was 1930 with 5,471 births. The average person named Geraldine today is 71 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Geraldine
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Geraldine, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 67.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Geraldine described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Geraldine at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White67.5% · 62,342
- Black or African American18.9% · 17,482
- Hispanic or Latino8.0% · 7,371
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 2,857
- Two or more races1.5% · 1,416
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 948
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Chaplin surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Chaplin, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 71.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Chaplin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Chaplin at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White71.4% · 4,308
- Black or African American19.7% · 1,186
- Two or more races4.4% · 268
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 209
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 42
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 17
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Geraldine has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0186% of the US population, based on 63,637 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Geraldine right now.
The surname Chaplin appears at a rate of 2.02 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0020%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Geraldine Chaplin. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Geraldine Chaplin: questions and answers
How many people are named Geraldine Chaplin?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Geraldine Chaplin. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0186%) with the surname frequency (2.02 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Geraldine Chaplin?
We classify Geraldine Chaplin as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Geraldine a male or female name?
Geraldine is predominantly female. Out of 212,021 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Geraldine profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Geraldine Chaplin?
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