Recorded 1913–1940 Girls' name Peak 1929 62 births

Glorene — girls' name

62 babies named Glorene in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s351930s171940s5
1920s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Glorene was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

11 babies were named Glorene in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glorene

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Glorene between 1913 and 1940, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glorene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glorene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Glorene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glorene 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 62 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.

Glorene at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

62

Since 1913

28 years of records

Peak year

1929

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1913

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1940

Glorene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1913

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1929)
11
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 1940193719341931192919281926192219201913 5

Glorene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
35 births that decade — 56% of Glorene's all-time total
1910s51920s351930s171940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glorene?
62 babies have been named Glorene since 1913. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1929 with 11 births.
When was Glorene most popular?
Glorene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Glorene been used?
Glorene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 28 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Glorene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gloria, Glory, Gloriana, Glorianna, 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, 1913–1940 (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.