# Gloria (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/gloria/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “glory” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡlɔɹ.i.ə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Glorvina, Glora |
| US babies named this | 417,018 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,737 / 415,281 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,328, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin gloria (“glory”), first used as a name in 19th-century literature.

## What it means

Gloria is grouped under famous.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 510 | 572 |
| 2012 | 583 | 520 |
| 2013 | 573 | 518 |
| 2014 | 572 | 541 |
| 2015 | 597 | 526 |
| 2016 | 567 | 550 |
| 2017 | 544 | 561 |
| 2018 | 528 | 582 |
| 2019 | 547 | 560 |
| 2020 | 510 | 578 |
| 2021 | 531 | 571 |
| 2022 | 470 | 629 |
| 2023 | 438 | 672 |
| 2024 | 451 | 652 |
| 2025 | 437 | 655 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 10 | 4,050 |
| 1983 | 15 | 2,969 |
| 1984 | 10 | 4,023 |
| 1985 | 11 | 3,894 |
| 1986 | 19 | 2,719 |
| 1987 | 10 | 4,365 |
| 1988 | 12 | 4,003 |
| 1989 | 17 | 3,369 |
| 1990 | 16 | 3,669 |
| 1991 | 6 | 7,601 |
| 1992 | 6 | 7,797 |
| 1993 | 9 | 5,922 |
| 1995 | 7 | 7,275 |
| 1996 | 5 | 9,515 |
| 1997 | 5 | 9,785 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 40 | 894 |
| 2012 | 49 | 789 |
| 2013 | 40 | 925 |
| 2014 | 46 | 832 |
| 2015 | 46 | 819 |
| 2016 | 57 | 714 |
| 2017 | 51 | 771 |
| 2018 | 75 | 553 |
| 2019 | 52 | 737 |
| 2020 | 67 | 582 |
| 2021 | 70 | 564 |
| 2022 | 65 | 591 |
| 2023 | 67 | 574 |
| 2024 | 61 | 638 |
| 2025 | 49 | 747 |

## People named Gloria

- Gloria Swanson, American actress (1899–1983)
- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Filipino politician, president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010
- Gloria Steinem, American activist and journalist (born 1934)
- Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American singer (born 1957)
- Gloria Stuart, American actress (1910–2010)
- Gloria Gaynor, American singer
- Gloria Grahame, American actress (1923–1981)
- Gloria Vanderbilt, American businesswoman, fashion designer, socialite and writer (1924-2019)
- Glória Pires, Brazilian actress
- Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory (1942-2004)
- Gloria Diaz, Filipino actress, Miss Universe winner (born 1951)
- Gloria Reuben, Canadian actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.