Total births
34
Girls' name · since 1926
Gloretta
Gloretta has 34 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 34
- total births
- 1926–1958
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
Gloretta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1926.
Gloretta has 34 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1958.
- 34 total births
- 1926–1958 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
34 girls have been named Gloretta since 1926, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1958.
- 34
- total births
- 1926–1958
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Gloretta was born in this single decade.
1954
Single peak year
7 babies were named Gloretta in 1954 - its busiest year on record.
Gloretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gloretta splits its recorded history at 1953: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gloretta at a glance
Last recorded 1958Peak year
1954
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1926
Gloretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1958
- Peak year (1954)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Gloretta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Gloretta's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Gloretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 18 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gloretta? ▼
Gloretta has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 1926, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1958. 7 babies were born in 1954, its single highest year.
When was Gloretta most popular? ▼
Gloretta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Gloretta been used? ▼
Gloretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 33 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Gloretta? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Gloretta
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1926–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gloretta: Baby Name Since 1926 - 34 Births, Peak 1954." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gloretta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gloretta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.