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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedNHWashington: #332 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,064 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #499 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,857 girlsMNIllinois: #223 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,333 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedWIMichigan: #369 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,870 girlsMINew York: #206 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,148 girlsNYMassachusetts: #371 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,841 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedRIOregon: #339 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,163 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedIAIndiana: #359 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,643 girlsINOhio: #412 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,491 girlsOHPennsylvania: #359 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,758 girlsPANew Jersey: #294 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,860 girlsNJConnecticut: #314 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,127 girlsCTCalifornia: #127 for girls · 278 births · 1 in 625 girlsCAUtah: #455 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,292 girlsUTColorado: #326 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,969 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedNEMissouri: #477 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,177 girlsMOKentucky: #459 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,144 girlsKYWest Virginia: #262 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,710 girlsWVVirginia: #273 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,754 girlsVAMaryland: #344 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,243 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedDEArizona: #197 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 918 girlsAZNew Mexico: #191 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 777 girlsNMKansas: #376 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,519 girlsKSArkansas: #266 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,501 girlsARTennessee: #332 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,187 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #384 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,771 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,989 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #225 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 937 girlsDCOklahoma: #251 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsOKLouisiana: #278 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsLAMississippi: #247 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,263 girlsMSAlabama: #436 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,874 girlsALGeorgia: #258 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,534 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedHITexas: #114 for girls · 205 births · 1 in 585 girlsTXFlorida: #221 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,290 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#114 · 1 in 585
  2. California#127 · 1 in 625
  3. New Mexico#191 · 1 in 777
  4. Arizona#197 · 1 in 918
  5. New York#206 · 1 in 1,148

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1142051 in 585
California#1272781 in 625
New Mexico#191121 in 777
Arizona#197211 in 918
New York#206871 in 1,148
Florida#221401 in 1,290
Illinois#223581 in 1,333
District of Columbia#22561 in 937
Mississippi#247131 in 1,263
Oklahoma#251141 in 1,379
Georgia#258231 in 1,534
West Virginia#26271 in 1,710
Arkansas#26691 in 1,501
Virginia#273171 in 1,754
Louisiana#278191 in 1,616
New Jersey#294201 in 1,860
Connecticut#31471 in 2,127
Colorado#326101 in 1,969
South Carolina#32891 in 1,989
Tennessee#332131 in 2,187
Washington#332131 in 2,064
Oregon#33981 in 2,163
Maryland#34491 in 2,243
Indiana#359141 in 2,643
Pennsylvania#359251 in 2,758
Michigan#369211 in 2,870
Massachusetts#371111 in 2,841
Kansas#37661 in 2,519
North Carolina#384121 in 2,771
Ohio#412211 in 3,491
Alabama#43681 in 2,874
Utah#45551 in 3,292
Kentucky#45961 in 4,144
Missouri#47781 in 4,177
Minnesota#49961 in 4,857
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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 1980

girls
#239
1,071 births · 1 in 1,550 girls
boys
#3,838
10 births · 1 in 178,395 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #239Gloria1,071

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #3,838Gloria10
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 1,550 of them was named Gloria, which outranked 98.0% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gloria
  1. #236Kelley1,084
  2. #237Kristie1,083
  3. #238Jenna1,075
  4. #239Gloria1,071
  5. #240Charlene1,070
  6. #240Leticia1,070
  7. #242Terri1,068
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 178,395 of them was named Gloria, which outranked 47.4% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gloria
  1. #3,615Willia11
  2. #3,615Winslow11
  3. #3,615Yee11
  4. #3,838Gloria10
  5. #3,838Ahron10
  6. #3,838Akash10
  7. #3,838Akbar10
  8. #4,134Abdiel9
  9. #4,134Abelino9
  10. #4,134Addis9

Tied with 295 names at #3,838; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →