Gloria: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: In Spain, the name Gloria started popping up in 1700, regularly used for girls, as it’s one of the few titles of Mary.

Gloria Overview

Meaning

Immortal glory, glory, fame, renown, praise, hono

Gender

Girl

Origin

Latin

Etymology

Derived from the Latin word “gloria,” meaning “glory”.

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlɔːriə/

Popularity

Gloria has been a notable name globally, particularly in the USA, England, and Italy. In the USA, it ranked #671 for girls in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

8 (Practical, Ambitious, Materialistic)

Name Styles

Classic, Religious and Spiritual, Vintage

Associated Traits

Elegant, powerful, charismatic, resilient

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Associated with the Christian hymn “Gloria in Excelsis Deo,” which means “Glory to God in the highest”.

Name Day

July 26 (Austria), May 13th

Gloria Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Gloriana, Gloriosa, Glory, Glorie, Gloriann, Glorianna, Gloriette, Glorinda, Glorina, Gloris

Common Nicknames

Glory, Glo, Ria, Lory, Gigi, Lori, Gia, Glor, Rory, Ree

Diminutives

Glory, Lory, Gigi, Glo, Ria

Famous People

Gloria Estefan
(Cuban-American Singer)
Gloria Gaynor
(American Singer)
Gloria Swanson
(American Actress)
Gloria Stuart
(American Actress)
Gloria Trevi
(Mexican Singer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Gloria Pritchett
("Modern Family," TV Series)
Gloria Trillo
("The Sopranos," TV Series)
"Gloria Bell"
(Film)
Gloria Stivic
("All in the Family," TV Series)
"Gloria"
(2013 Chilean Film)

Places

Gloria Community
(Louisiana, USA)
Gloria Municipality
(Oriental Mindoro, Philippines)

What Is the Meaning of Gloria?

Gloria means “immortal glory,” “fame,” “renown,” “praise,” or “honor.” People named Gloria often shine brightly in their pursuits, showcasing a natural charisma and a strong sense of pride.

What Is the Origin of The Name Gloria?

The name Gloria has Latin origins, derived from the word “gloria,” which means “glory” or “fame.”

Gloria Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Gloria in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#6302022	#6712023
Top 3 Rankings	#201925	#201926	#221927

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Gloria

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	671 (-41 from 2022)	436 (-30 from 2022)	0.02493
2022	630 (-59 from 2021)	466 (-64 from 2021)	0.02599
2021	571 (+7 from 2020)	530 (+22 from 2020)	0.02958
2020	578 (-20 from 2019)	508 (-38 from 2019)	0.02874
2019	558 (+23 from 2018)	546 (+18 from 2018)	0.02976
2018	581 (-21 from 2017)	528 (-16 from 2017)	0.02839
2017	560 (-10 from 2016)	544 (-23 from 2016)	0.02880
2016	550 (-25 from 2015)	567 (-30 from 2015)	0.02929
2015	525 (+16 from 2014)	597 (+26 from 2014)	0.03060
2014	541 (-23 from 2013)	571 (-2 from 2013)	0.02919
2013	518 (+1 from 2012)	573 (-10 from 2012)	0.02972
2012	519 (+51 from 2011)	583 (+73 from 2011)	0.03006
2011	570 (-61 from 2010)	510 (-79 from 2010)	0.02632
2010	509 (-14 from 2009)	589 (-28 from 2009)	0.03004
2009	495 (-69 from 2008)	617 (-125 from 2008)	0.03047
2008	426 (+25 from 2007)	742 (+28 from 2007)	0.03562
2007	451 (-1 from 2006)	714 (+12 from 2006)	0.03373
2006	450 (-21 from 2005)	702 (-15 from 2005)	0.03358
2005	429 (-7 from 2004)	717 (-6 from 2004)	0.03533
2004	422 No change from 2003	723 (+11 from 2003)	0.03583
2003	422 (-41 from 2002)	712 (-67 from 2002)	0.03549
2002	381 (+24 from 2001)	779 (+64 from 2001)	0.03944
2001	405 (-47 from 2000)	715 (-127 from 2000)	0.03609
2000	358 (+7 from 1999)	842 (+33 from 1999)	0.04219
1999	365 (-31 from 1998)	809 (-76 from 1998)	0.04156
1998	334 (-5 from 1997)	885 (+21 from 1997)	0.04565
1997	329 (-22 from 1996)	864 (-65 from 1996)	0.04525
1996	307 (+3 from 1995)	929 (+32 from 1995)	0.04846
1995	310 (-27 from 1994)	897 (-83 from 1994)	0.04668
1994	283 (-9 from 1993)	980 (-26 from 1993)	0.05027
1993	274 (-23 from 1992)	1006 (-107 from 1992)	0.05103
1992	251 (-4 from 1991)	1113 (-14 from 1991)	0.05552
1991	247 (-7 from 1990)	1127 (-53 from 1990)	0.05542
1990	240 (+8 from 1989)	1180 (+100 from 1989)	0.05744
1989	248 (+23 from 1988)	1080 (+144 from 1988)	0.05421
1988	271 (-15 from 1987)	936 (-53 from 1987)	0.04867
1987	256 (+7 from 1986)	989 (+14 from 1986)	0.05277
1986	263 (-9 from 1985)	975 (-24 from 1985)	0.05283
1985	254 (-13 from 1984)	999 (-48 from 1984)	0.05411
1984	241 (-20 from 1983)	1047 (-104 from 1983)	0.05806
1983	221 (+16 from 1982)	1151 (+79 from 1982)	0.06431
1982	237 (-8 from 1981)	1072 (-38 from 1981)	0.05909
1981	229 (+10 from 1980)	1110 (+39 from 1980)	0.06206
1980	239 (+2 from 1979)	1071 (-3 from 1979)	0.06015
1979	241 (-5 from 1978)	1074 (+24 from 1978)	0.06232
1978	236 (-15 from 1977)	1050 (-78 from 1977)	0.06387
1977	221 (-13 from 1976)	1128 (-47 from 1976)	0.06857
1976	208 (-13 from 1975)	1175 (-113 from 1975)	0.07475
1975	195 (-10 from 1974)	1288 (-132 from 1974)	0.08252
1974	185 (-8 from 1973)	1420 (-134 from 1973)	0.09066
1973	177 (-2 from 1972)	1554 (-65 from 1972)	0.09999
1972	175 (-9 from 1971)	1619 (-247 from 1971)	0.10040
1971	166 (-3 from 1970)	1866 (-179 from 1970)	0.10647
1970	163 (-13 from 1969)	2045 (-120 from 1969)	0.11164
1969	150 (-7 from 1968)	2165 (-92 from 1968)	0.12282
1968	143 (-9 from 1967)	2257 (-360 from 1967)	0.13201
1967	134 (-7 from 1966)	2617 (-241 from 1966)	0.15243
1966	127 (-18 from 1965)	2858 (-580 from 1965)	0.16278
1965	109 (-5 from 1964)	3438 (-527 from 1964)	0.18813
1964	104 (-8 from 1963)	3965 (-571 from 1963)	0.20257
1963	96 (-6 from 1962)	4536 (-567 from 1962)	0.22816
1962	90 (-8 from 1961)	5103 (-588 from 1961)	0.25176
1961	82 (-3 from 1960)	5691 (-267 from 1960)	0.27398
1960	79 (+2 from 1959)	5958 (+36 from 1959)	0.28648
1959	81 (-4 from 1958)	5922 (-211 from 1958)	0.28490
1958	77 (-11 from 1957)	6133 (-985 from 1957)	0.29689
1957	66 (-13 from 1956)	7118 (-812 from 1956)	0.33925
1956	53 (-6 from 1955)	7930 (-622 from 1955)	0.38504
1955	47 (-5 from 1954)	8552 (-372 from 1954)	0.42655
1954	42 (-4 from 1953)	8924 (-754 from 1953)	0.44825
1953	38 (-2 from 1952)	9678 (-783 from 1952)	0.50158
1952	36 (-5 from 1951)	10461 (-491 from 1951)	0.55000
1951	31 (-1 from 1950)	10952 (-85 from 1950)	0.59287
1950	30 (-1 from 1949)	11037 (-840 from 1949)	0.62763
1949	29 (-1 from 1948)	11877 (+187 from 1948)	0.67655
1948	28 (-1 from 1947)	11690 (-937 from 1947)	0.67080
1947	27 (-1 from 1946)	12627 (+941 from 1946)	0.69460
1946	26 (-3 from 1945)	11686 (+650 from 1945)	0.72453
1945	23 (+2 from 1944)	11036 (+1068 from 1944)	0.81984
1944	25 (+5 from 1943)	9968 (+284 from 1943)	0.72944
1943	30 (+1 from 1942)	9684 (+234 from 1942)	0.67465
1942	31 (-5 from 1941)	9450 (+442 from 1941)	0.67962
1941	26 (+4 from 1940)	9008 (+982 from 1940)	0.72296
1940	30 (+6 from 1939)	8026 (+2087 from 1939)	0.67939
1939	36 No change from 1938	5939 (-358 from 1938)	0.52369
1938	36 (-4 from 1937)	6297 (-36 from 1937)	0.55167
1937	32 No change from 1936	6333 (+192 from 1936)	0.57476
1936	32 No change from 1935	6141 (-207 from 1935)	0.56990
1935	32 (-2 from 1934)	6348 (-466 from 1934)	0.58412
1934	30 (+1 from 1933)	6814 (+62 from 1933)	0.62956
1933	31 (-6 from 1932)	6752 (-1061 from 1932)	0.64548
1932	25 (-2 from 1931)	7813 (-734 from 1931)	0.70623
1931	23 (+7 from 1930)	8547 (+943 from 1930)	0.77438
1930	30 (-2 from 1929)	7604 (+65 from 1929)	0.65189
1929	28 (-3 from 1928)	7539 (-580 from 1928)	0.65129
1928	25 (-3 from 1927)	8119 (-415 from 1927)	0.67911
1927	22 (-2 from 1926)	8534 (-665 from 1926)	0.69021
1926	20 No change from 1925	9199 (-182 from 1925)	0.74778
1925	20 (+21 from 1924)	9381 (+2847 from 1924)	0.74271
1924	41 (+7 from 1923)	6534 (+1224 from 1923)	0.50429
1923	48 (+13 from 1922)	5310 (+814 from 1922)	0.42396
1922	61 (+41 from 1921)	4496 (+1765 from 1921)	0.36038
1921	102 (+93 from 1920)	2731 (+1715 from 1920)	0.21341
1920	195 (+77 from 1919)	1016 (+469 from 1919)	0.08167
1919	272 (+6 from 1918)	547 (+31 from 1918)	0.04657
1918	278 (+19 from 1917)	516 (+81 from 1917)	0.04292
1917	297 (+41 from 1916)	435 (+104 from 1916)	0.03871
1916	338 (+52 from 1915)	331 (+92 from 1915)	0.03049
1915	390 (-7 from 1914)	239 (+47 from 1914)	0.02334
1914	383 (+1 from 1913)	192 (+34 from 1913)	0.02410
1913	384 (-19 from 1912)	158 (-1 from 1912)	0.02413
1912	365 (-9 from 1911)	159 (+33 from 1911)	0.02710
1911	356 (+9 from 1910)	126 (+11 from 1910)	0.02852
1910	365 (+36 from 1909)	115 (+32 from 1909)	0.02741
1909	401 (+27 from 1908)	83 (+12 from 1908)	0.02255
1908	428 (+69 from 1907)	71 (+19 from 1907)	0.02003
1907	497 (+44 from 1906)	52 (+10 from 1906)	0.01541
1906	541 (-5 from 1905)	42 (+1 from 1905)	0.01340
1905	536 (+64 from 1904)	41 (+9 from 1904)	0.01323
1904	600 (+66 from 1903)	32 (+7 from 1903)	0.01094
1903	666 (+50 from 1902)	25 (+2 from 1902)	0.00899
1902	716 (-125 from 1901)	23 (-5 from 1901)	0.00820
1901	591 (-35 from 1900)	28 (-10 from 1900)	0.01101
1900	556 (+722 from 1899)	38 (+31 from 1899)	0.01196
1899	1278 (-315 from 1898)	7 (-6 from 1898)	0.00283
1898	963 (+74 from 1897)	13 (+3 from 1897)	0.00474
1897	1037 (+16 from 1895)	10 No change from 1895	0.00403
1896	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1895	1053 (-103 from 1894)	10 (-1 from 1894)	0.00405
1894	950 (+327 from 1893)	11 (+5 from 1893)	0.00466
1893	1277 (-192 from 1892)	6 (-2 from 1892)	0.00266
1892	1085 (+125 from 1890)	8 (+2 from 1890)	0.00356
1891	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1890	1210 (-531 from 1881)	6 (-1 from 1881)	0.00298
1889	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	679 First SSA data recorded	7 First SSA data recorded	0.00708
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Gloria

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

New York (NY)

#5772021

#6902022

#8362023

Texas (TX)

#6112021

#7672022

#6152023

California (CA)

#5192021

#6032022

#5552023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#6702021

#7222022

#7942023

Illinois (IL)

#5422021

#5292022

#5142023

Michigan (MI)

#6302021

#5142022

#7612023

Ohio (OH)

#5782021

#7102022

#10712023

Georgia (GA)

#6122021

#8722022

#8362023

Louisiana (LA)

#6092017

#7692020

#8642023

North Carolina (NC)

#5602021

#6932022

#6942023

New Jersey (NJ)

#6052021

#6472022

#7652023

Florida (FL)

#5582021

#6722022

#7292023

Alabama (AL)

#7352019

#6902022

#6532023

Virginia (VA)

#5422021

#5782022

#6852023

Mississippi (MS)

#6302007

#5842014

#4472016

Massachusetts (MA)

#5872021

#4542022

#6202023

South Carolina (SC)

#5022020

#5622021

#5162023

Missouri (MO)

#8732021

#6732022

#4492023

Wisconsin (WI)

#3862021

#5592022

#6812023

Indiana (IN)

#5602021

#5922022

#7732023

Tennessee (TN)

#8402021

#5812022

#4832023

Minnesota (MN)

#3342021

#3492022

#7012023

Maryland (MD)

#5022021

#4442022

#4842023

Arizona (AZ)

#4862021

#8712022

#6572023

Arkansas (AR)

#5002014

#5802018

#6072020

Washington (WA)

#4732021

#3702022

#5222023

Kentucky (KY)

#7792021

#5852022

#5272023

New Mexico (NM)

#3252010

#2822016

#2982019

Connecticut (CT)

#5342014

#4762016

#3962021

Oklahoma (OK)

#6582020

#4062021

#5682023

Colorado (CO)

#7202021

#6522022

#4592023

West Virginia (WV)

#2371987

#3011991

#3562007

Iowa (IA)

#5142020

#3032021

#5312022

District of Columbia (DC)

#1992006

#2162017

#2372020

Kansas (KS)

#5372018

#5322019

#3602021

Maine (ME)

#2441968

#2071971

#1872022

Oregon (OR)

#5582020

#6852021

#6452023

Nebraska (NE)

#4512019

#2972021

#3162022

Rhode Island (RI)

#1821970

#2161971

#2231993

Utah (UT)

#7042020

#4762021

#5592022

North Dakota (ND)

#1541965

#1711973

#2382015

South Dakota (SD)

#1731968

#2091969

#1851970

New Hampshire (NH)

#1491964

#1841966

#1611967

Idaho (ID)

#2861995

#3892010

#4052012

Montana (MT)

#2281963

#2571964

#2382015

Hawaii (HI)

#2711993

#2482007

#2522015

Vermont (VT)

#1241958

#1131960

#1291962

Delaware (DE)

#1721970

#1501971

#2072016

Wyoming (WY)

#1031961

#961962

#1531963

Nevada (NV)

#4332016

#4252018

#4522022

Alaska (AK)

#1241989

#1601990

#1561997

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Gloria a Name for Boys or Girls?

Gloria is a lovely name for girls. It’s been a favorite for parents who want their daughters to carry a name that signifies brightness and honor.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Gloria

Gloriana
Gloriosa
Glory
Glorie
Gloriann
Glorianna
Gloriette
Glorinda
Glorina
Gloris

Gloria in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Gloria Estefan (Singer, 1957): A Cuban-American singer, songwriter, and actress who is considered one of the most successful crossover performers in Latin music.
Gloria Gaynor (Singer, 1943): An American singer best known for the disco hit "I Will Survive."
Gloria Swanson (Actress, 1899–1983): An American actress and producer, famous for her role in the film "Sunset Boulevard."
Gloria Stuart (Actress, 1910–2010): An American actress known for her role as the elderly Rose in the film "Titanic."
Gloria Trevi (Singer, 1968): A Mexican singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, television hostess, music video director, and businesswoman.

Gloryanna
Gloriela
Glorie
Glora
Glorey
Glorisha
Gloriah
Gloriana
Glorya
Glo

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Gloria Name Meaning