Gloria

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Gloria is the anglicized form of the Latin feminine given name gloriae, meaning immortal glory; glory, fame, renown, praise, honor. The name, as Maria de Gloria, was in regular use in Spain by 1700, one of a number of Titles of Mary in use for Portuguese and Spanish girls.

From Wikipedia

Gloria first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 811 babies (rank #64 that year). In 2024 it was given to 353 girls (rank #91). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gloria

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gloria yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

16,407

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

811

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Gloria

Gloria Swansonproducer · b. 1899
Gloria Macapagal Arroyouniversity teacher · b. 1947
Gloria Steinemwomen's rights activist · b. 1934
Gloria Estefanrecording artist · b. 1957
Gloria Stuartfilm actor · b. 1910

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	811	#64
2000	760	#73
2001	740	#66
2002	716	#67
2003	736	#68
2004	758	#65
2005	673	#70
2006	732	#64
2007	756	#64
2008	735	#66
2009	794	#59
2010	719	#64
2011	721	#60
2012	678	#64
2013	665	#61
2014	686	#60
2015	645	#62
2016	538	#75
2017	549	#74
2018	521	#77
2019	483	#79
2020	482	#74
2021	429	#82
2022	402	#84
2023	325	#94
2024	353	#91