Gloria
#654 for girls in 2025, 437 births · Last seen for boys in 1997 at #9,265
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1925 · 9,381 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 42 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 415,281since 1881
Gloria over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #654 | 437 | — | |
| 2024 | #652 | 451 | — | |
| 2023 | #672 | 438 | — | |
| 2022 | #628 | 470 | — | |
| 2021 | #571 | 531 | — | |
| 2020 | #577 | 510 | — | |
| 2019 | #558 | 547 | — | |
| 2018 | #582 | 528 | — | |
| 2017 | #560 | 544 | — | |
| 2016 | #550 | 567 | — | |
| 2015 | #525 | 597 | — | |
| 2014 | #541 | 572 | — | |
| 2013 | #518 | 573 | — | |
| 2012 | #520 | 583 | — | |
| 2011 | #570 | 510 | — | |
| 2010 | #509 | 589 | — | |
| 2009 | #496 | 617 | — | |
| 2008 | #426 | 742 | — | |
| 2007 | #451 | 714 | — | |
| 2006 | #450 | 702 | — | |
| 2005 | #429 | 717 | — | |
| 2004 | #422 | 724 | — | |
| 2003 | #422 | 712 | — | |
| 2002 | #381 | 779 | — | |
| 2001 | #404 | 716 | — | |
| 2000 | #358 | 843 | — | |
| 1999 | #365 | 809 | — | |
| 1998 | #334 | 885 | — | |
| 1997 | #329 | 864 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #307 | 929 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #310 | 897 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #283 | 980 | — | |
| 1993 | #274 | 1,006 | #5,771 | 9 |
| 1992 | #251 | 1,113 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #247 | 1,127 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #240 | 1,180 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #248 | 1,080 | #3,325 | 17 |
| 1988 | #271 | 936 | #3,915 | 12 |
| 1987 | #256 | 989 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #263 | 976 | #2,684 | 19 |
| 1985 | #254 | 1,000 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #240 | 1,048 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #221 | 1,151 | #2,912 | 15 |
| 1982 | #237 | 1,070 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #229 | 1,109 | #3,412 | 12 |
| 1980 | #239 | 1,071 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #241 | 1,074 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #236 | 1,050 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #221 | 1,128 | #2,665 | 16 |
| 1976 | #208 | 1,175 | — | |
| 1975 | #195 | 1,289 | #2,450 | 17 |
| 1974 | #185 | 1,421 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #177 | 1,554 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #175 | 1,619 | #2,323 | 16 |
| 1971 | #167 | 1,865 | — | |
| 1970 | #163 | 2,044 | #2,293 | 16 |
| 1969 | #150 | 2,166 | #2,415 | 13 |
| 1968 | #143 | 2,256 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #134 | 2,617 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #127 | 2,859 | #2,043 | 15 |
| 1965 | #109 | 3,437 | #1,595 | 24 |
| 1964 | #104 | 3,966 | #1,700 | 22 |
| 1963 | #96 | 4,536 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1962 | #90 | 5,102 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1961 | #82 | 5,691 | #1,406 | 32 |
| 1960 | #79 | 5,961 | #1,486 | 29 |
| 1959 | #81 | 5,924 | #1,324 | 35 |
| 1958 | #77 | 6,131 | #1,446 | 29 |
| 1957 | #66 | 7,123 | #1,547 | 26 |
| 1956 | #53 | 7,927 | #1,257 | 37 |
| 1955 | #47 | 8,551 | #1,370 | 31 |
| 1954 | #42 | 8,923 | #1,333 | 32 |
| 1953 | #38 | 9,680 | #1,189 | 39 |
| 1952 | #36 | 10,458 | #1,268 | 34 |
| 1951 | #31 | 10,951 | #1,171 | 38 |
| 1950 | #30 | 11,037 | #1,364 | 28 |
| 1949 | #29 | 11,879 | #1,227 | 34 |
| 1948 | #28 | 11,690 | #1,173 | 37 |
| 1947 | #27 | 12,627 | #1,233 | 35 |
| 1946 | #26 | 11,686 | #1,145 | 37 |
| 1945 | #23 | 11,037 | #927 | 48 |
| 1944 | #25 | 9,968 | #1,107 | 36 |
| 1943 | #30 | 9,684 | #1,106 | 38 |
| 1942 | #31 | 9,450 | #958 | 48 |
| 1941 | #26 | 9,008 | #925 | 47 |
| 1940 | #30 | 8,026 | #872 | 52 |
| 1939 | #36 | 5,939 | #1,141 | 32 |
| 1938 | #36 | 6,299 | #1,109 | 34 |
| 1937 | #32 | 6,333 | #1,000 | 40 |
| 1936 | #32 | 6,140 | #1,326 | 25 |
| 1935 | #32 | 6,348 | #1,273 | 28 |
| 1934 | #30 | 6,813 | #1,189 | 31 |
| 1933 | #31 | 6,752 | #1,181 | 31 |
| 1932 | #25 | 7,813 | #963 | 46 |
| 1931 | #23 | 8,546 | #1,170 | 34 |
| 1930 | #30 | 7,605 | #1,069 | 42 |
| 1929 | #28 | 7,539 | #1,272 | 31 |
| 1928 | #25 | 8,119 | #1,188 | 36 |
| 1927 | #22 | 8,535 | #1,407 | 28 |
| 1926 | #20 | 9,198 | #1,174 | 37 |
| 1925 | #20 | 9,381 | #1,493 | 25 |
| 1924 | #41 | 6,534 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #48 | 5,310 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #61 | 4,496 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #102 | 2,731 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #195 | 1,016 | — | |
| 1919 | #272 | 547 | — | |
| 1918 | #278 | 516 | — | |
| 1917 | #297 | 435 | — | |
| 1916 | #338 | 331 | — | |
| 1915 | #390 | 239 | — | |
| 1914 | #383 | 192 | — | |
| 1913 | #384 | 158 | — | |
| 1912 | #365 | 159 | — | |
| 1911 | #356 | 126 | — | |
| 1910 | #365 | 115 | — | |
| 1909 | #401 | 83 | — | |
| 1908 | #428 | 71 | — | |
| 1907 | #497 | 52 | — | |
| 1906 | #541 | 42 | — | |
| 1905 | #536 | 41 | — | |
| 1904 | #600 | 32 | — | |
| 1903 | #666 | 25 | — | |
| 1902 | #716 | 23 | — | |
| 1901 | #591 | 28 | — | |
| 1900 | #556 | 38 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | — | |
| 1898 | #963 | 13 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,053 | 10 | — | |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #679 | 7 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five girls were named Gloria! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1889, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Gloria is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Mexico#4 · 1 in 58
- Louisiana#7 · 1 in 67
- Arizona#9 · 1 in 69
- Maine#14 · 1 in 75
- Florida#15 · 1 in 80
Best ever in a state: #2 in New Mexico, 1943.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #4 | 101 | 1 in 58 |
| Louisiana | #7 | 349 | 1 in 67 |
| Arizona | #9 | 70 | 1 in 69 |
| Maine | #14 | 82 | 1 in 75 |
| Florida | #15 | 186 | 1 in 80 |
| Texas | #15 | 651 | 1 in 92 |
| New Hampshire | #16 | 44 | 1 in 76 |
| District of Columbia | #17 | 87 | 1 in 70 |
| Mississippi | #19 | 194 | 1 in 117 |
| North Dakota | #19 | 65 | 1 in 82 |
| Georgia | #21 | 279 | 1 in 114 |
| Nevada | #21 | 9 | 1 in 58 |
| California | #22 | 468 | 1 in 107 |
| Colorado | #24 | 89 | 1 in 102 |
| Maryland | #24 | 122 | 1 in 107 |
| Pennsylvania | #24 | 607 | 1 in 124 |
| Virginia | #25 | 228 | 1 in 108 |
| Minnesota | #26 | 223 | 1 in 102 |
| Vermont | #26 | 26 | 1 in 97 |
| Utah | #27 | 45 | 1 in 111 |
| Michigan | #28 | 340 | 1 in 129 |
| Alabama | #29 | 181 | 1 in 163 |
| Montana | #30 | 33 | 1 in 130 |
| New York | #30 | 622 | 1 in 144 |
| Hawaii | #31 | 29 | 1 in 116 |
| South Carolina | #33 | 130 | 1 in 168 |
| Alaska | #34 | 5 | 1 in 74 |
| Illinois | #34 | 365 | 1 in 154 |
| Ohio | #34 | 337 | 1 in 156 |
| Oregon | #34 | 52 | 1 in 137 |
| Idaho | #35 | 29 | 1 in 147 |
| South Dakota | #35 | 34 | 1 in 139 |
| Wisconsin | #36 | 164 | 1 in 147 |
| Arkansas | #37 | 108 | 1 in 177 |
| Indiana | #37 | 159 | 1 in 169 |
| Washington | #37 | 68 | 1 in 170 |
| West Virginia | #38 | 117 | 1 in 162 |
| Kansas | #40 | 66 | 1 in 186 |
| Nebraska | #40 | 53 | 1 in 175 |
| North Carolina | #40 | 208 | 1 in 181 |
| Delaware | #41 | 12 | 1 in 133 |
| New Jersey | #41 | 170 | 1 in 152 |
| Missouri | #43 | 152 | 1 in 184 |
| Connecticut | #45 | 61 | 1 in 175 |
| Oklahoma | #46 | 95 | 1 in 212 |
| Tennessee | #46 | 136 | 1 in 207 |
| Rhode Island | #47 | 29 | 1 in 156 |
| Iowa | #49 | 89 | 1 in 222 |
| Kentucky | #55 | 119 | 1 in 241 |
| Wyoming | #58 | 9 | 1 in 184 |
| Massachusetts | #68 | 129 | 1 in 228 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 2 spots since 2024 (#652 → #654)
- 77 spots since 2020 (#577 → #654)
- 129 spots since 2015 (#525 → #654)
- Biggest jump: 722 spots in 1900 (#1,278 → #556)
- Biggest drop: 315 spots in 1899 (#963 → #1,278)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1925 at #20 (9,381 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 38 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 42 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1922–1963
- Top 1,000: 129 yrs · run 1900–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 118
- Highest: 1 in 118 girls born in 1945 were named Gloria (0.84%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,678 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #20 in 1925, was only 1 in 130 (0.77%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1940s
- 25.3% of all girls named Gloria (105,055) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | #679 (1881) | #679 |
| 1890s | 71 | #950 (1894) | #1,107 |
| 1900s | 435 | #401 (1909) | #553 |
| 1910s | 2,818 | #272 (1919) | #343 |
| 1920s | 62,859 | #20 (1925) | #56 |
| 1930s | 68,588 | #23 (1931) | #31 |
| 1940s | 105,055 | #23 (1945) | #28 |
| 1950s | 86,705 | #30 (1950) | #50 |
| 1960s | 38,591 | #79 (1960) | #111 |
| 1970s | 14,219 | #163 (1970) | #197 |
| 1980s | 10,430 | #221 (1983) | #246 |
| 1990s | 9,790 | #240 (1990) | #294 |
| 2000s | 7,266 | #358 (2000) | #424 |
| 2010s | 5,610 | #509 (2010) | #543 |
| 2020s | 2,837 | #571 (2021) | #626 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gloria in 1940
girls
#30
8,026 births · 1 in 142 girls
boys
#872
52 births · 1 in 22,292 boys
Top girls' names in 1940
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More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 142 of them was named Gloria, which outranked 99.4% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Gloria
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 22,292 of them was named Gloria, which outranked 77.9% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).