Recorded 1941–1961 Girls' name Peak 1943 123 births

Gloriajean — girls' name

123 babies named Gloriajean in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s981950s191960s6
1940s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Gloriajean was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

18 babies were named Gloriajean in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gloriajean

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Gloriajean between 1941 and 1961, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gloriajean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gloriajean performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gloriajean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gloriajean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gloriajean 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 123 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.

Gloriajean at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

123

Since 1941

21 years of records

Peak year

1943

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1941

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1961

Gloriajean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1941

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1943)
18
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
5101520 1961195119491947194519431941 13

Gloriajean by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
98 births that decade — 80% of Gloriajean's all-time total
1940s981950s191960s6

Gloriajean by state

Where Gloriajean concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gloriajean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.1%
New York share of Gloriajean's total US births 4.1%

5 of 123 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gloriajean?
123 babies have been named Gloriajean since 1941. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1943 with 18 births.
When was Gloriajean most popular?
Gloriajean was most popular in the 1940s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
Where is Gloriajean most popular?
The top states for the name Gloriajean are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Gloriajean been used?
Gloriajean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 21 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Gloriajean?
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.

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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, 1941–1961 (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.