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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • 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: #342 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,117 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: #488 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,875 girlsMNIllinois: #228 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsILWisconsin: #417 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,928 girlsWIMichigan: #357 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,743 girlsMINew York: #201 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,209 girlsNYMassachusetts: #353 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,714 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedRIOregon: #249 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,362 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: #534 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,026 girlsINOhio: #364 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,749 girlsOHPennsylvania: #316 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,330 girlsPANew Jersey: #229 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,417 girlsNJConnecticut: #266 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,751 girlsCTCalifornia: #143 for girls · 244 births · 1 in 761 girlsCAUtah: #457 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,279 girlsUTColorado: #194 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,002 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedNEMissouri: #322 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,299 girlsMOKentucky: #402 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,393 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedWVVirginia: #322 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,369 girlsVAMaryland: #356 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,476 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedDEArizona: #132 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 651 girlsAZNew Mexico: #217 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 970 girlsNMKansas: #301 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,940 girlsKSArkansas: #335 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,127 girlsARTennessee: #310 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,158 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #231 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,368 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #208 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,052 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #254 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,149 girlsDCOklahoma: #357 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,257 girlsOKLouisiana: #310 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,760 girlsLAMississippi: #318 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,776 girlsMSAlabama: #309 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,988 girlsALGeorgia: #246 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,453 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedHITexas: #129 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 687 girlsTXFlorida: #225 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,319 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#129 · 1 in 687
  2. Arizona#132 · 1 in 651
  3. California#143 · 1 in 761
  4. Colorado#194 · 1 in 1,002
  5. New York#201 · 1 in 1,209

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1291891 in 687
Arizona#132311 in 651
California#1432441 in 761
Colorado#194221 in 1,002
New York#201851 in 1,209
South Carolina#208171 in 1,052
New Mexico#217101 in 970
Florida#225431 in 1,319
Illinois#228511 in 1,459
New Jersey#229271 in 1,417
North Carolina#231251 in 1,368
Georgia#246241 in 1,453
Oregon#249121 in 1,362
District of Columbia#25451 in 1,149
Connecticut#26691 in 1,751
Kansas#30181 in 1,940
Alabama#309111 in 1,988
Louisiana#310181 in 1,760
Tennessee#310131 in 2,158
Pennsylvania#316301 in 2,330
Mississippi#31891 in 1,776
Missouri#322141 in 2,299
Virginia#322131 in 2,369
Arkansas#33561 in 2,127
Washington#342131 in 2,117
Massachusetts#353121 in 2,714
Maryland#35691 in 2,476
Michigan#357211 in 2,743
Oklahoma#357101 in 2,257
Ohio#364261 in 2,749
Kentucky#40271 in 3,393
Wisconsin#41781 in 3,928
Utah#45751 in 3,279
Minnesota#48861 in 4,875
Indiana#53471 in 5,026
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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 1982

girls
#237
1,070 births · 1 in 1,583 girls
boys
#3,966
10 births · 1 in 181,445 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #237Gloria1,070

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #3,966Gloria10
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 1,583 of them was named Gloria, which outranked 98.1% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gloria
  1. #234Terri1,090
  2. #235Randi1,086
  3. #236Nikki1,073
  4. #237Gloria1,070
  5. #238Charlene1,060
  6. #239Tamika1,056
  7. #240Lydia1,051
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 181,445 of them was named Gloria, which outranked 46.2% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gloria
  1. #3,692Zephaniah11
  2. #3,692Zion11
  3. #3,692Zvi11
  4. #3,966Gloria10
  5. #3,966Abdel10
  6. #3,966Able10
  7. #3,966Agapito10
  8. #4,234Abdon9
  9. #4,234Abdulrahman9
  10. #4,234Abdur9

Tied with 267 names at #3,966; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →