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Baby name

Gloria

Girl

Origin of the name

Gloria comes from the Latin gloria, “glory.”

Classic name

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Gloria peaked in 1947, when 1 baby in 285 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 135 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 654.
415,281births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 27rank at its peak, in 1947

Where babies named Gloria are born

1947

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The darker the blue, the more common Gloria is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Gloria is most common in New Mexico (1.9 times), Louisiana (1.8) and Mississippi (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

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