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
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gloristine's 63 recorded births place it above 55.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1948)
10
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4681012 194519461947194819511954195519561957 6

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 33 births (52% of all-time use).

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

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. All-time, it sits at #32,295 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1948 with 10 births.
Where does Gloristine sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gloristine ranks #32,295 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 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?
The SSA has tracked Gloristine since 1945 -- 13 years through the most recent 1957 data.
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.

What to do with Gloristine's data

  • 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.