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
Show data for
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #20, 1925girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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—
1891——
1890#1,2106—
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881#6797—
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 1983

  • 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: #312 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,948 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: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedMNIllinois: #221 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsILWisconsin: #387 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,388 girlsWIMichigan: #289 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,046 girlsMINew York: #181 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,039 girlsNYMassachusetts: #395 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,284 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedRIOregon: #405 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,662 girlsORNevada: #197 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 901 girlsNVWyoming: 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: #476 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,226 girlsINOhio: #446 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,051 girlsOHPennsylvania: #285 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,999 girlsPANew Jersey: #210 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,275 girlsNJConnecticut: #296 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,976 girlsCTCalifornia: #124 for girls · 292 births · 1 in 643 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedUTColorado: #229 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,283 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedNEMissouri: #279 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,995 girlsMOKentucky: #248 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedWVVirginia: #240 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsVAMaryland: #323 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,253 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Gloria, so not publishedDEArizona: #198 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 970 girlsAZNew Mexico: #104 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 450 girlsNMKansas: #425 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,108 girlsKSArkansas: #181 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 925 girlsARTennessee: #414 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,449 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #436 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,337 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #254 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,366 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #188 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 817 girlsDCOklahoma: #337 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,182 girlsOKLouisiana: #273 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsLAMississippi: #317 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsMSAlabama: #384 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,720 girlsALGeorgia: #327 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,194 girlsGAHawaii: #238 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 897 girlsHITexas: #101 for girls · 222 births · 1 in 578 girlsTXFlorida: #233 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,435 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Texas#101 · 1 in 578
  2. New Mexico#104 · 1 in 450
  3. California#124 · 1 in 643
  4. Arkansas#181 · 1 in 925
  5. New York#181 · 1 in 1,039

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1012221 in 578
New Mexico#104211 in 450
California#1242921 in 643
Arkansas#181141 in 925
New York#181991 in 1,039
District of Columbia#18871 in 817
Nevada#19751 in 901
Arizona#198211 in 970
New Jersey#210301 in 1,275
Illinois#221531 in 1,373
Colorado#229171 in 1,283
Florida#233411 in 1,435
Hawaii#23861 in 897
Virginia#240211 in 1,466
Kentucky#248141 in 1,609
South Carolina#254131 in 1,366
Louisiana#273201 in 1,538
Missouri#279161 in 1,995
Pennsylvania#285341 in 1,999
Michigan#289271 in 2,046
Connecticut#29681 in 1,976
Washington#312141 in 1,948
Mississippi#31791 in 1,694
Maryland#323101 in 2,253
Georgia#327161 in 2,194
Oklahoma#337101 in 2,182
Alabama#38481 in 2,720
Wisconsin#38791 in 3,388
Massachusetts#395101 in 3,284
Oregon#40561 in 2,662
Tennessee#41481 in 3,449
Kansas#42551 in 3,108
North Carolina#436101 in 3,337
Ohio#446171 in 4,051
Indiana#47681 in 4,226
Alaska———
Delaware———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Maine———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
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
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 1983

girls
#221
1,151 births · 1 in 1,451 girls
boys
#2,912
15 births · 1 in 119,504 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #221Gloria1,151

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #2,912Gloria15
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 1,451 of them was named Gloria, which outranked 98.2% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gloria
  1. #218Janelle1,165
  2. #219Carly1,160
  3. #220Paula1,159
  4. #221Gloria1,151
  5. #222Evelyn1,139
  6. #223Ruth1,121
  7. #224Kelsey1,116
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 119,504 of them was named Gloria, which outranked 60.3% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gloria
  1. #2,787Yves16
  2. #2,787Zavier16
  3. #2,787Zeth16
  4. #2,912Gloria15
  5. #2,912Adriana15
  6. #2,912Adriano15
  7. #2,912Agustine15
  8. #3,071Abdulaziz14
  9. #3,071Adel14
  10. #3,071Adron14

Tied with 158 names at #2,912; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →