Recorded 1971–2006 Girls' name Peak 1989 45 births

Gloribel — girls' name

45 babies named Gloribel in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s141990s152000s6
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Gloribel was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Gloribel in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gloribel

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Gloribel between 1971 and 2006, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gloribel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gloribel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gloribel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gloribel 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 45 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.

Gloribel at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

45

Since 1971

36 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1971

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2006

Gloribel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1971

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
456789 20061997199119901989198619771971 5

Gloribel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 33% of Gloribel's all-time total
1970s101980s141990s152000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gloribel?
45 babies have been named Gloribel since 1971. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Gloribel most popular?
Gloribel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Gloribel been used?
Gloribel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 36 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Gloribel?
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, 1971–2006 (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.