Recorded 1917–1958 Girls' name Peak 1932 314 births

Gloris — girls' name

314 babies named Gloris in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s671930s1151940s831950s43
1930s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Gloris was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

19 babies were named Gloris in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gloris

The Social Security Administration has registered 314 babies named Gloris between 1917 and 1958, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gloris currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gloris performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Gloris shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gloris 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 314 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.

Gloris at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

314

Since 1917

42 years of records

Peak year

1932

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1917

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1958

Gloris popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1932)
19
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 19581951194619401935193019251917 6

Gloris by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
115 births that decade — 37% of Gloris's all-time total
1910s61920s671930s1151940s831950s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gloris?
314 babies have been named Gloris since 1917. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1932 with 19 births.
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?
Gloris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 42 years of data 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.

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, 1917–1958 (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.