Recorded 1924–1936 Girls' name Peak 1924 12 births

Girlean — girls' name

12 babies named Girlean in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71930s5
1920s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Girlean was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

7 babies were named Girlean in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Girlean

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Girlean between 1924 and 1936, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Girlean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Girlean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Girlean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Girlean in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Girlean at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

12

Since 1924

13 years of records

Peak year

1924

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1924

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1936

Girlean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1924

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1924)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19361924 7

Girlean by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
7 births that decade — 58% of Girlean's all-time total
1920s71930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Girlean?
12 babies have been named Girlean since 1924. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1924 with 7 births.
When was Girlean most popular?
Girlean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Girlean been used?
Girlean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 13 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Girlean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Girtha, Girl, Girlie, Girtie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–1936 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.