Fun Facts About the Name Gloria
- An established favorite: Gloria held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 42 consecutive years, from 1922 through 1963.
- More than 417 thousand babies named Gloria: U.S. records list 417,010 babies given the name Gloria from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,737 boys received the name Gloria - about 1 boy for every 239 girls.
What Does the Name Gloria Mean?
Gloria is a Latin name meaning 'glory.' It comes directly from the Latin noun gloria, which means glory, fame, praise, or renown. In classical Latin, gloria could refer to earthly reputation or military honor. In Christian Latin, the word took on a specifically religious sense: the glory of God, as in the hymn Gloria in excelsis Deo ('Glory to God in the highest') and the doxology Gloria Patri ('Glory be to the Father'). The given name is the Latin word itself, not a diminutive or a variant of another personal name. Its established meaning remains 'glory.'
Gloria Name History & Origins
The Latin word gloria was not a standard female personal name in ancient Rome, where women's names followed different conventions. Its use as a given name developed in Christian Europe, where the word was familiar from liturgy. The Gloria in excelsis Deo, or Greater Doxology, is an ancient Christian hymn, and the Gloria Patri is a short Trinitarian doxology. From this religious vocabulary, Gloria emerged as a personal name in Catholic cultures, including Spain, Italy, and Portugal.
The name has generally kept the Latin form across languages: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, and English all use Gloria. In English, it has been used as a given name since at least the 19th century. It is not derived from the English common noun glory; both the name and the noun come from Latin gloria.
How Popular is the Name Gloria?
Gloria remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1922 to 1963. Its highest annual birth count was in 1947, and people born that year turn 79 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #655 | 437 | 0.0272% |
| 2024 | #654 | 447 | 0.0277% |
| 2023 | #671 | 438 | 0.0273% |
| 2022 | #630 | 468 | 0.0286% |
| 2021 | #571 | 530 | 0.0323% |
| 2020 | #577 | 510 | 0.0316% |
| 2019 | #558 | 547 | 0.0326% |
| 2018 | #582 | 528 | 0.0311% |
| 2017 | #561 | 544 | 0.0315% |
| 2016 | #550 | 567 | 0.0320% |
| 2015 | #526 | 597 | 0.0335% |
| 2014 | #541 | 572 | 0.0320% |
| 2013 | #518 | 573 | 0.0327% |
| 2012 | #520 | 583 | 0.0331% |
| 2011 | #571 | 510 | 0.0290% |
| 2010 | #509 | 589 | 0.0331% |
| 2009 | #496 | 617 | 0.0336% |
| 2008 | #426 | 742 | 0.0392% |
| 2007 | #451 | 714 | 0.0371% |
| 2006 | #450 | 702 | 0.0369% |
| 2005 | #430 | 717 | 0.0388% |
| 2004 | #422 | 724 | 0.0394% |
| 2003 | #422 | 712 | 0.0390% |
| 2002 | #381 | 779 | 0.0434% |
| 2001 | #405 | 715 | 0.0397% |
| 2000 | #358 | 842 | 0.0464% |
| 1999 | #365 | 809 | 0.0456% |
| 1998 | #334 | 885 | 0.0501% |
| 1997 | #329 | 864 | 0.0496% |
| 1996 | #307 | 929 | 0.0530% |
| 1995 | #310 | 897 | 0.0510% |
| 1994 | #283 | 980 | 0.0549% |
| 1993 | #274 | 1,006 | 0.0556% |
| 1992 | #251 | 1,113 | 0.0604% |
| 1991 | #247 | 1,127 | 0.0601% |
| 1990 | #240 | 1,180 | 0.0622% |
| 1989 | #248 | 1,080 | 0.0586% |
| 1988 | #271 | 936 | 0.0526% |
| 1987 | #256 | 989 | 0.0569% |
| 1986 | #263 | 976 | 0.0569% |
| 1985 | #254 | 1,000 | 0.0581% |
| 1984 | #241 | 1,047 | 0.0622% |
| 1983 | #221 | 1,151 | 0.0689% |
| 1982 | #237 | 1,072 | 0.0633% |
| 1981 | #229 | 1,110 | 0.0665% |
| 1980 | #239 | 1,071 | 0.0645% |
| 1979 | #241 | 1,074 | 0.0669% |
| 1978 | #236 | 1,050 | 0.0685% |
| 1977 | #221 | 1,128 | 0.0736% |
| 1976 | #208 | 1,175 | 0.0802% |
| 1975 | #195 | 1,288 | 0.0883% |
| 1974 | #185 | 1,421 | 0.0968% |
| 1973 | #177 | 1,554 | 0.1066% |
| 1972 | #175 | 1,619 | 0.1064% |
| 1971 | #167 | 1,866 | 0.1122% |
| 1970 | #163 | 2,045 | 0.1170% |
| 1969 | #150 | 2,165 | 0.1283% |
| 1968 | #143 | 2,257 | 0.1376% |
| 1967 | #134 | 2,617 | 0.1585% |
| 1966 | #127 | 2,858 | 0.1689% |
| 1965 | #109 | 3,438 | 0.1948% |
| 1964 | #104 | 3,966 | 0.2093% |
| 1963 | #96 | 4,536 | 0.2353% |
| 1962 | #90 | 5,103 | 0.2595% |
| 1961 | #82 | 5,691 | 0.2820% |
| 1960 | #79 | 5,958 | 0.2947% |
| 1959 | #81 | 5,921 | 0.2926% |
| 1958 | #77 | 6,134 | 0.3049% |
| 1957 | #66 | 7,120 | 0.3482% |
| 1956 | #53 | 7,929 | 0.3949% |
| 1955 | #47 | 8,552 | 0.4374% |
| 1954 | #42 | 8,923 | 0.4595% |
| 1953 | #38 | 9,680 | 0.5145% |
| 1952 | #36 | 10,458 | 0.5640% |
| 1951 | #31 | 10,952 | 0.6081% |
| 1950 | #30 | 11,037 | 0.6443% |
| 1949 | #29 | 11,878 | 0.6943% |
| 1948 | #28 | 11,691 | 0.6886% |
| 1947 | #27 | 12,626 | 0.7122% |
| 1946 | #26 | 11,686 | 0.7437% |
| 1945 | #23 | 11,037 | 0.8444% |
| 1944 | #25 | 9,968 | 0.7510% |
| 1943 | #30 | 9,684 | 0.6940% |
| 1942 | #31 | 9,450 | 0.6996% |
| 1941 | #26 | 9,008 | 0.7456% |
| 1940 | #30 | 8,026 | 0.7019% |
| 1939 | #36 | 5,939 | 0.5416% |
| 1938 | #36 | 6,297 | 0.5707% |
| 1937 | #32 | 6,334 | 0.5953% |
| 1936 | #32 | 6,140 | 0.5902% |
| 1935 | #32 | 6,348 | 0.6054% |
| 1934 | #30 | 6,814 | 0.6525% |
| 1933 | #31 | 6,752 | 0.6699% |
| 1932 | #25 | 7,813 | 0.7321% |
| 1931 | #23 | 8,547 | 0.8027% |
| 1930 | #30 | 7,604 | 0.6754% |
| 1929 | #28 | 7,539 | 0.6752% |
| 1928 | #25 | 8,119 | 0.7040% |
| 1927 | #22 | 8,534 | 0.7157% |
| 1926 | #20 | 9,199 | 0.7760% |
| 1925 | #20 | 9,381 | 0.7706% |
| 1924 | #41 | 6,534 | 0.5232% |
| 1923 | #48 | 5,310 | 0.4402% |
| 1922 | #61 | 4,496 | 0.3744% |
| 1921 | #102 | 2,731 | 0.2215% |
| 1920 | #195 | 1,016 | 0.0848% |
| 1919 | #272 | 547 | 0.0484% |
| 1918 | #278 | 516 | 0.0446% |
| 1917 | #297 | 435 | 0.0402% |
| 1916 | #338 | 331 | 0.0317% |
| 1915 | #390 | 239 | 0.0243% |
| 1914 | #383 | 192 | 0.0252% |
| 1913 | #384 | 158 | 0.0253% |
| 1912 | #365 | 159 | 0.0285% |
| 1911 | #356 | 126 | 0.0301% |
| 1910 | #366 | 115 | 0.0290% |
| 1909 | #401 | 83 | 0.0239% |
| 1908 | #428 | 71 | 0.0212% |
| 1907 | #499 | 52 | 0.0163% |
| 1906 | #544 | 42 | 0.0142% |
| 1905 | #538 | 41 | 0.0141% |
| 1904 | #605 | 32 | 0.0116% |
| 1903 | #669 | 25 | 0.0095% |
| 1902 | #723 | 23 | 0.0087% |
| 1901 | #594 | 28 | 0.0117% |
| 1900 | #561 | 38 | 0.0127% |
| 1899 | #1,317 | 7 | 0.0030% |
| 1898 | #980 | 13 | 0.0050% |
| 1897 | #1,064 | 10 | 0.0043% |
| 1895 | #1,083 | 10 | 0.0043% |
| 1894 | #969 | 11 | 0.0049% |
| 1893 | #1,341 | 6 | 0.0028% |
| 1892 | #1,123 | 8 | 0.0038% |
| 1890 | #1,266 | 6 | 0.0032% |
| 1881 | #710 | 7 | 0.0076% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | #9,785 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #9,514 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #7,274 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #5,922 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #7,797 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #7,602 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #3,669 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #3,369 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #4,002 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #4,365 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #2,719 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #3,894 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #4,023 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #2,970 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #4,049 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #3,490 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #3,947 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #4,192 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #4,713 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #2,704 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #2,485 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1974 | #3,206 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #3,826 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #2,365 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #2,332 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #2,466 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #3,869 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #2,667 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #2,082 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #1,608 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1964 | #1,711 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #2,243 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #2,221 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1961 | #1,445 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1960 | #1,467 | 30 | 0.0014% |
| 1959 | #1,329 | 35 | 0.0016% |
| 1958 | #1,462 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1957 | #1,560 | 26 | 0.0012% |
| 1956 | #1,267 | 37 | 0.0017% |
| 1955 | #1,384 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1954 | #1,344 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1953 | #1,199 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1952 | #1,279 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1951 | #1,179 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1950 | #1,378 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1949 | #1,236 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1948 | #1,179 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1947 | #1,242 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1946 | #1,152 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 1945 | #930 | 48 | 0.0036% |
| 1944 | #1,114 | 36 | 0.0026% |
| 1943 | #1,114 | 38 | 0.0027% |
| 1942 | #961 | 48 | 0.0035% |
| 1941 | #930 | 47 | 0.0038% |
| 1940 | #878 | 52 | 0.0045% |
| 1939 | #1,153 | 32 | 0.0029% |
| 1938 | #1,117 | 34 | 0.0031% |
| 1937 | #1,005 | 40 | 0.0038% |
| 1936 | #1,338 | 25 | 0.0024% |
| 1935 | #1,279 | 28 | 0.0027% |
| 1934 | #1,199 | 31 | 0.0030% |
| 1933 | #1,189 | 31 | 0.0031% |
| 1932 | #972 | 46 | 0.0044% |
| 1931 | #1,178 | 34 | 0.0033% |
| 1930 | #1,074 | 42 | 0.0038% |
| 1929 | #1,279 | 31 | 0.0029% |
| 1928 | #1,197 | 36 | 0.0033% |
| 1927 | #1,420 | 28 | 0.0025% |
| 1926 | #1,180 | 37 | 0.0033% |
| 1925 | #1,513 | 25 | 0.0022% |
| 1924 | #2,899 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1923 | #3,609 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #2,393 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1921 | #3,662 | 7 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Gloria Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are introspective, prophetic, philosophical, and soul searching, but also can be analytical, critical and opinionated. You think deeply and clearly, have an air of mystery, can be solitary and secretive. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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