How Many People Are Named Gloria?
people named Gloria are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,471 people in the US has this name
Based on 417,018 babies named Gloria in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
12,662 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "glory" in Latin. The name (first?) appeared in E. D. E. N. Southworth's novel 'Gloria' (1891) and subsequently in George Bernard Shaw's play 'You Never Can Tell' (1898). It was popularized in the early 20th century by American actress Gloria Swanson (1899-1983). Another famous bearer is feminist Gloria Steinem (1934-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Gloria (99.6%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gloria alive today is about 66 years old, and 75% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 60 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gloria first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1947, to 12,662 babies. In 2025, 437 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Gloria never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #20, in 1925 to 1926, and it was in the top 100 for 42 years, 1922 to 1963. In 2025 it ranked #655.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #655 |
| Best rank | #20 (1925 to 1926) |
| Years in the top 100 | 42 (1922 to 1963) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #27 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gloria alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gloria were born in Texas than in any other state: about 27,606 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gloria was given 2 times as often in New Mexico, 1.9 times in Arizona and 1.6 times in Louisiana.
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