first name
GLORIA
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 331,522 people named Gloria, 39.1% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 37.5% as White and 18.1% as Black. Virtually all are female (99.9%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Gloria peaked in 1947, when 12,662 babies got the name.
At least 417,018 babies have been given the name since 1881. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Gloria by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1940s, when it ranked #52. The largest share of babies named Gloria, 38.5%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Gloria is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Gloria has been most common in New Mexico (1.9×), Louisiana (1.8×), and Mississippi (1.8×), and least common in Alaska (0.31×).
412,374 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Gloria
Spelled almost the same
4 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Gloria, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Gloria ranks #6,906 of 156,621, with 4,688 people. See Gloria as a last name
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