Recorded 1945–2012 Girls' name Peak 1988 16 births

Gloryann — girls' name

16 babies named Gloryann in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51980s62010s5
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Gloryann was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gloryann in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gloryann

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Gloryann between 1945 and 2012, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gloryann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gloryann performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gloryann shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gloryann 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 16 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.

Gloryann at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

16

Since 1945

68 years of records

Peak year

1988

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1945

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2012

Gloryann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1945

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1988)
6
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
4.555.566.5 201219881945 5

Gloryann by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 38% of Gloryann's all-time total
1940s51980s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gloryann?
16 babies have been named Gloryann since 1945. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1988 with 6 births.
When was Gloryann most popular?
Gloryann was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Gloryann been used?
Gloryann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 68 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Gloryann?
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, 1945–2012 (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.