Girls' name · peaked in 1945
Gloria name popularity since 1925
393,563 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gloria. Half of them were born in 1948 or earlier, so the typical Gloria is about 78 years old in 2026. Gloria peaked in 1945 as the #23 name for girls, and it ranked #655 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 393,563
- Named Gloria, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #655
- for girls in 2025 (437 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 391,863 girls · 1,700 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 1.95× its national share
Peak year is the year Gloria made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Gloria births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1947. Measured as a share of all babies, Gloria peaked in 1945.
- Steepest fall: Between 1963 and 1968, Gloria's share of baby girls fell by 42%, from 1 in 425 to 1 in 727.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Gloria's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gloria.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gloria in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 42,772 | 157 | – |
| 1930s | 68,588 | 343 | #32 |
| 1940s | 105,055 | 412 | #23 |
| 1950s | 86,705 | 329 | #47 |
| 1960s | 38,591 | 179 | #109 |
| 1970s | 14,219 | 100 | #195 |
| 1980s | 10,430 | 126 | #254 |
| 1990s | 9,790 | 54 | #311 |
| 2000s | 7,266 | 0 | #430 |
| 2010s | 5,610 | 0 | #526 |
| 2020–25 | 2,837 | 0 | #655 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
40.8% of babies named Gloria from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Gloria is most popular
The index compares Gloria's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Gloria.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 1.95× | 9,334 |
| New Mexico | 1.94× | 4,239 |
| Louisiana | 1.81× | 12,785 |
| District of Columbia | 1.59× | 2,882 |
| Maine | 1.58× | 2,659 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gloria's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gloria.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gloria (1945).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data