Recorded 1945–1957 Girls' name Peak 1948 63 births

Gloristine — girls' name

63 babies named Gloristine in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s301950s33
1950s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Gloristine was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

10 babies were named Gloristine in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gloristine

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Gloristine between 1945 and 1957, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gloristine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gloristine performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gloristine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gloristine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gloristine 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 63 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.

Gloristine at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

63

Since 1945

13 years of records

Peak year

1948

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1945

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1957

Gloristine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1945

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1948)
10
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 195719561955195419511948194719461945 7

Gloristine by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
33 births that decade — 52% of Gloristine's all-time total
1940s301950s33

Gloristine by state

Where Gloristine concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gloristine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 7.9%
North Carolina share of Gloristine's total US births 7.9%

5 of 63 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gloristine?
63 babies have been named Gloristine since 1945. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1948 with 10 births.
When was Gloristine most popular?
Gloristine was most popular in the 1950s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Gloristine most popular?
The top states for the name Gloristine are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Gloristine been used?
Gloristine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 13 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Gloristine?
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, 1945–1957 (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.