Girls' name · since 1927

Glorice

Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Glorice, peaking in 1940. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#51,768 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1927
1940s
peak decade

Glorice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1927.

Glorice has 12 recorded births among girls since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1940.

  • #51,768 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 12 born since 1927
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glorice ranks #51,768 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1927, peaking in the 1940s.

#51,768 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1927
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Glorice's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Glorice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Glorice's SSA record in two at 1940 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1940 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Glorice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1940

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1940)
7
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19271940 7

Glorice by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).

1940s was Glorice's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Glorice births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glorice? ▼
Since 1927, Social Security records show 12 babies named Glorice. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #51,768 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1940. Its busiest year on record was 1940, with 7 births.
Where does Glorice sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glorice ranks #51,768 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Glorice most popular? ▼
Glorice was most popular in the 1940s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Glorice been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Glorice since 1927 -- 14 years through the most recent 1940 data.
What names are similar to Glorice? ▼
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 Glorice

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Achsa
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Guthrie
12 births · Peak 1923
Clysta
12 births · Peak 1959
Ollive
12 births · Peak 1909
Alberdia
12 births · Peak 1919
Enice
12 births · Peak 1913
Alverne
12 births · Peak 1915

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Glorice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1927–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Glorice 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 August 2026.