Girls' name · since 1945
Gloristine
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 63 babies named Gloristine, peaking in 1948. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,295 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 63
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gloristine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 63 recorded since 1945.
Gloristine has 63 recorded births among girls since 1945, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1957.
- #32,295 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 63 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gloristine ranks #32,295 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #32,295 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 63
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gloristine's 63 recorded births place it above 55.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Gloristine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gloristine splits its recorded history at 1951: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gloristine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1957
- Peak year (1948)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1957.
63 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1948 with 10 births in a single year.
Gloristine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (33 births, 52% of the file).
1950s was Gloristine's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Gloristine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 33 births (52% of all-time use).
Gloristine decade highlights
- Peak decade 33 births
- Runner-up 30 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Gloristine by state
Where Gloristine concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 7.9% |
5 of 63 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- North Carolina 7.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
North Carolina accounts for 7.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- North Carolina records the most Gloristines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gloristine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~12 yrs)
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, 1945–1957 (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 Gloristine 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.
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