Girls' name · since 1917

Gloris

Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 314 babies named Gloris, peaking in 1932. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15,523 of 72,339
all-time among girls
314
born since 1917
1930s
peak decade

Gloris sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 314 recorded since 1917.

Gloris has 314 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1958.

  • #15,523 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 314 born since 1917
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gloris ranks #15,523 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 314 born since 1917, peaking in the 1930s.

#15,523 of 72,339
all-time among girls
314
born since 1917
1930s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Gloris's 314 recorded births place it above 78.52% 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.

Gloris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Gloris's full recorded timeline at 1938, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Gloris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1958

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1932)
19
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
05101520 19171926193119361942194719521958 5

Gloris by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (115 births, 37% of the file).

1930s was Gloris's strongest decade.

115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Gloris births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 115 births (37% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gloris?
Gloris has been given to 314 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,523 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1958. 19 babies were born in 1932, its single highest year.
Where does Gloris sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gloris ranks #15,523 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 Gloris most popular?
Gloris was most popular in the 1930s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Gloris been used?
Records for Gloris go back to 1917, giving 42 years of history through 1958.
What names are similar to Gloris?
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.

What to do with Gloris's data

  • Gloris's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (115 total births) through the 1950s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Gloris

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gloris: 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, 1917–1958 (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 Gloris 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.