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

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Peak · girls
1925 · 9,381 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
42 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
415,281
since 1881

Gloria over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #20, 1925girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#654437—
2024#652451—
2023#672438—
2022#628470—
2021#571531—
2020#577510—
2019#558547—
2018#582528—
2017#560544—
2016#550567—
2015#525597—
2014#541572—
2013#518573—
2012#520583—
2011#570510—
2010#509589—
2009#496617—
2008#426742—
2007#451714—
2006#450702—
2005#429717—
2004#422724—
2003#422712—
2002#381779—
2001#404716—
2000#358843—
1999#365809—
1998#334885—
1997#329864#9,2655
1996#307929#9,0155
1995#310897#6,9927
1994#283980—
1993#2741,006#5,7719
1992#2511,113#7,4226
1991#2471,127#7,2716
1990#2401,180#3,60716
1989#2481,080#3,32517
1988#271936#3,91512
1987#256989#4,23910
1986#263976#2,68419
1985#2541,000#3,80511
1984#2401,048#3,92510
1983#2211,151#2,91215
1982#2371,070#3,96610
1981#2291,109#3,41212
1980#2391,071#3,83810
1979#2411,074#4,0689
1978#2361,050#4,5547
1977#2211,128#2,66516
1976#2081,175—
1975#1951,289#2,45017
1974#1851,421#3,12011
1973#1771,554#3,6948
1972#1751,619#2,32316
1971#1671,865—
1970#1632,044#2,29316
1969#1502,166#2,41513
1968#1432,256#3,6736
1967#1342,617#2,61110
1966#1272,859#2,04315
1965#1093,437#1,59524
1964#1043,966#1,70022
1963#964,536#2,20014
1962#905,102#2,18614
1961#825,691#1,40632
1960#795,961#1,48629
1959#815,924#1,32435
1958#776,131#1,44629
1957#667,123#1,54726
1956#537,927#1,25737
1955#478,551#1,37031
1954#428,923#1,33332
1953#389,680#1,18939
1952#3610,458#1,26834
1951#3110,951#1,17138
1950#3011,037#1,36428
1949#2911,879#1,22734
1948#2811,690#1,17337
1947#2712,627#1,23335
1946#2611,686#1,14537
1945#2311,037#92748
1944#259,968#1,10736
1943#309,684#1,10638
1942#319,450#95848
1941#269,008#92547
1940#308,026#87252
1939#365,939#1,14132
1938#366,299#1,10934
1937#326,333#1,00040
1936#326,140#1,32625
1935#326,348#1,27328
1934#306,813#1,18931
1933#316,752#1,18131
1932#257,813#96346
1931#238,546#1,17034
1930#307,605#1,06942
1929#287,539#1,27231
1928#258,119#1,18836
1927#228,535#1,40728
1926#209,198#1,17437
1925#209,381#1,49325
1924#416,534#2,82210
1923#485,310#3,4677
1922#614,496#2,34713
1921#1022,731#3,5177
1920#1951,016—
1919#272547—
1918#278516—
1917#297435—
1916#338331—
1915#390239—
1914#383192—
1913#384158—
1912#365159—
1911#356126—
1910#365115—
1909#40183—
1908#42871—
1907#49752—
1906#54142—
1905#53641—
1904#60032—
1903#66625—
1902#71623—
1901#59128—
1900#55638—
1899#1,2787—
1898#96313—
1897#1,03710—
1896——
1895#1,05310—
1894#95011—
1893#1,2776—
1892#1,0858—
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1890#1,2106—
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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 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedAKMaine: #234 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,374 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedNHWashington: #334 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,960 girlsWAIdaho: #173 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 629 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #285 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,163 girlsMNIllinois: #151 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 754 girlsILWisconsin: #280 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,171 girlsWIMichigan: #211 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,197 girlsMINew York: #157 for girls · 179 births · 1 in 761 girlsNYMassachusetts: #222 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,543 girlsMARhode Island: #165 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 913 girlsRIOregon: #383 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,621 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #166 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 677 girlsSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedIAIndiana: #241 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsINOhio: #242 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,449 girlsOHPennsylvania: #173 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 991 girlsPANew Jersey: #197 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsNJConnecticut: #159 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 783 girlsCTCalifornia: #113 for girls · 313 births · 1 in 491 girlsCAUtah: #290 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsUTColorado: #158 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 676 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedNEMissouri: #151 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 747 girlsMOKentucky: #210 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,141 girlsKYWest Virginia: #178 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 871 girlsWVVirginia: #135 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 578 girlsVAMaryland: #161 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 790 girlsMDDelaware: #168 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 719 girlsDEArizona: #67 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 275 girlsAZNew Mexico: #49 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 187 girlsNMKansas: #236 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,151 girlsKSArkansas: #140 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 565 girlsARTennessee: #193 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,005 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #133 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 595 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #62 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 264 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #136 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 560 girlsDCOklahoma: #292 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,598 girlsOKLouisiana: #147 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 645 girlsLAMississippi: #51 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 228 girlsMSAlabama: #105 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 421 girlsALGeorgia: #107 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 471 girlsGAHawaii: #175 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 571 girlsHITexas: #62 for girls · 329 births · 1 in 285 girlsTXFlorida: #96 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 418 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#49 · 1 in 187
  2. Mississippi#51 · 1 in 228
  3. South Carolina#62 · 1 in 264
  4. Texas#62 · 1 in 285
  5. Arizona#67 · 1 in 275

Best ever in a state: #2 in New Mexico, 1943.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#49411 in 187
Mississippi#51791 in 228
South Carolina#62771 in 264
Texas#623291 in 285
Arizona#67471 in 275
Florida#961011 in 418
Alabama#105621 in 421
Georgia#107801 in 471
California#1133131 in 491
North Carolina#133661 in 595
Virginia#135571 in 578
District of Columbia#136181 in 560
Arkansas#140231 in 565
Louisiana#147471 in 645
Illinois#1511111 in 754
Missouri#151441 in 747
New York#1571791 in 761
Colorado#158231 in 676
Connecticut#159261 in 783
Maryland#161321 in 790
Rhode Island#16571 in 913
South Dakota#16661 in 677
Delaware#16851 in 719
Idaho#17371 in 629
Pennsylvania#173851 in 991
Hawaii#17581 in 571
West Virginia#178141 in 871
Tennessee#193291 in 1,005
New Jersey#197471 in 1,027
Kentucky#210211 in 1,141
Michigan#211581 in 1,197
Massachusetts#222271 in 1,543
Maine#23451 in 1,374
Kansas#236121 in 1,151
Indiana#241291 in 1,372
Ohio#242571 in 1,449
Wisconsin#280151 in 2,171
Minnesota#285131 in 2,163
Utah#29061 in 1,505
Oklahoma#292101 in 1,598
Washington#334121 in 1,960
Oregon#38351 in 2,621
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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
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7#679 (1881)#679
1890s71#950 (1894)#1,107
1900s435#401 (1909)#553
1910s2,818#272 (1919)#343
1920s62,859#20 (1925)#56
1930s68,588#23 (1931)#31
1940s105,055#23 (1945)#28
1950s86,705#30 (1950)#50
1960s38,591#79 (1960)#111
1970s14,219#163 (1970)#197
1980s10,430#221 (1983)#246
1990s9,790#240 (1990)#294
2000s7,266#358 (2000)#424
2010s5,610#509 (2010)#543
2020s2,837#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 1968

girls
#143
2,256 births · 1 in 727 girls
boys
#3,673
6 births · 1 in 289,662 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #143Gloria2,256

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #3,673Gloria6
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 727 of them was named Gloria, which outranked 98.3% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gloria
  1. #140Judith2,294
  2. #141Carmen2,270
  3. #142Judy2,269
  4. #143Gloria2,256
  5. #144Yvette2,210
  6. #145Toni2,193
  7. #146Jane2,192
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 289,662 of them was named Gloria, which outranked 22.6% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gloria
  1. #3,365Wyndham7
  2. #3,365Zak7
  3. #3,365Zenon7
  4. #3,673Gloria6
  5. #3,673Acey6
  6. #3,673Acie6
  7. #3,673Adams6
  8. #4,136Abrahan5
  9. #4,136Achille5
  10. #4,136Achilles5

Tied with 462 names at #3,673; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1968 →