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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| 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 | — | — | ||
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 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#38 · 1 in 182
- Texas#48 · 1 in 247
- New Mexico#49 · 1 in 193
- South Carolina#66 · 1 in 272
- Arizona#69 · 1 in 278
Best ever in a state: #2 in New Mexico, 1943.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #38 | 107 | 1 in 182 |
| Texas | #48 | 372 | 1 in 247 |
| New Mexico | #49 | 45 | 1 in 193 |
| South Carolina | #66 | 78 | 1 in 272 |
| Arizona | #69 | 46 | 1 in 278 |
| Alaska | #70 | 10 | 1 in 215 |
| Alabama | #71 | 95 | 1 in 291 |
| Georgia | #80 | 116 | 1 in 333 |
| North Carolina | #86 | 106 | 1 in 374 |
| Florida | #89 | 108 | 1 in 397 |
| Arkansas | #91 | 37 | 1 in 377 |
| California | #98 | 373 | 1 in 412 |
| Louisiana | #106 | 78 | 1 in 411 |
| Illinois | #115 | 168 | 1 in 524 |
| Colorado | #117 | 32 | 1 in 474 |
| Virginia | #117 | 68 | 1 in 504 |
| Tennessee | #121 | 51 | 1 in 595 |
| District of Columbia | #131 | 21 | 1 in 524 |
| New York | #138 | 228 | 1 in 640 |
| Connecticut | #139 | 33 | 1 in 668 |
| Maryland | #139 | 41 | 1 in 667 |
| New Jersey | #153 | 72 | 1 in 717 |
| Rhode Island | #157 | 8 | 1 in 872 |
| West Virginia | #159 | 17 | 1 in 742 |
| Michigan | #162 | 90 | 1 in 817 |
| Pennsylvania | #171 | 94 | 1 in 952 |
| Oregon | #177 | 16 | 1 in 829 |
| Idaho | #178 | 6 | 1 in 725 |
| New Hampshire | #180 | 5 | 1 in 935 |
| Missouri | #189 | 36 | 1 in 960 |
| Nebraska | #202 | 10 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Ohio | #205 | 73 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Indiana | #207 | 36 | 1 in 1,168 |
| South Dakota | #207 | 5 | 1 in 946 |
| Washington | #210 | 22 | 1 in 972 |
| Minnesota | #220 | 21 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Massachusetts | #221 | 29 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Maine | #223 | 6 | 1 in 1,286 |
| Kentucky | #229 | 18 | 1 in 1,379 |
| Kansas | #230 | 13 | 1 in 1,101 |
| Oklahoma | #233 | 14 | 1 in 1,117 |
| Wisconsin | #238 | 20 | 1 in 1,778 |
| Iowa | #291 | 10 | 1 in 2,108 |
| Utah | #301 | 6 | 1 in 1,470 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Gloria
- 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)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1925 at #20 (9,381 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 38 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1922–1963
- Top 1,000: 129 yrs · run 1900–2025
- 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
- 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 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 592 of them was named Gloria, which outranked 98.3% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 118,897 of them was named Gloria, which outranked 55.0% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,963Warrick16
- #1,963Welton16
- #1,963Yves16
- #2,043Gloria15
- #2,043Alfy15
- #2,043Aloysius15
- #2,043Annette15
- #2,132Alaric14
- #2,132Algernon14
- #2,132Amando14
Tied with 88 names at #2,043; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.