Gloria Girl

How popular is Gloria?

#654 girl name in 2025

437 baby girls were named Gloria in the US in 2025, making it the 654th most popular girl name.

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239,659living people named Gloria (est.)
72median age of people named Gloria
417,018babies named Gloria since 1880
1 in 7,587US babies born in 2025

Gloria popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#654 for girls (▼ 2 from 2024)
Babies in 2025437 girls
10-year trendFalling (-27% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#525 in 2015, #577 in 2020
Peak year1947 (12,627 girls)
Highest rank#20 in 1925 (2 years at that rank)
First recorded1881
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Gloria is most popular

Babies named Gloria per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Minnesota: 0.6 per 1,000 (60 girls)
  2. Washington: 0.5 per 1,000 (76 girls)
  3. Maryland: 0.5 per 1,000 (52 girls)
  4. Indiana: 0.4 per 1,000 (61 girls)
  5. Massachusetts: 0.4 per 1,000 (51 girls)

Gloria by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s7#679
1890s71#950
1900s435#401
1910s2,818#272
1920s62,859#20
1930s68,588#23
1940s105,055#23
1950s86,705#30
1960s38,591#79
1970s14,219#163
1980s10,430#221
1990s9,790#240
2000s7,266#358
2010s5,610#509
2020s2,837#571

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Questions

Is Gloria a boy or girl name?
Gloria is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Gloria were girls.
How popular is the name Gloria?
437 baby girls were named Gloria in the US in 2025, making it the 654th most popular girl name.
When was Gloria most popular?
Gloria peaked in 1947, when 12,627 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #20, held for 2 years starting in 1925.
How many people are named Gloria?
417,018 babies have been named Gloria in the US since 1880. We estimate about 239,659 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 72.
Where is Gloria most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Gloria was most common in Minnesota, at 0.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.