Gloriette
A gloriette is a building in a garden erected on a site that is elevated with respect to the surroundings. The structural execution and shape can vary greatly, often in the form of a pavilion or tempietto, more or less open on the sides.
Meaning & Origin of Gloriette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A gloriette is a building in a garden erected on a site that is elevated with respect to the surroundings. The structural execution and shape can vary greatly, often in the form of a pavilion or tempietto, more or less open on the sides.
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The Story of Gloriette
The earliest SSA record of Gloriette as a baby girl name dates back to 1924, when 5 babies received it. 1930 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Gloriette — #4,047 in the national rankings. About 71% of every Gloriette on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Gloriette last appeared in the published SSA data in 1931, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 17 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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About the name Gloriette
Gloriette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Gloriette's peak popularity came in 1930 when it ranked #4,047. Use the chart and map above to compare Gloriette's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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