Recorded 1926–1942 Girls' name Peak 1937 29 births

Girlene — girls' name

29 babies named Girlene in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s131940s5
1930s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Girlene was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

7 babies were named Girlene in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Girlene

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Girlene between 1926 and 1942, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Girlene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Girlene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Girlene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Girlene 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 29 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.

Girlene at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

29

Since 1926

17 years of records

Peak year

1937

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1926

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1942

Girlene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1926

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1937)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19421937193219291926 6

Girlene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
13 births that decade — 45% of Girlene's all-time total
1920s111930s131940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Girlene?
29 babies have been named Girlene since 1926. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1937 with 7 births.
When was Girlene most popular?
Girlene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Girlene been used?
Girlene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 17 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Girlene?
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, 1926–1942 (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.