Is Gloria a boy or girl name?
Gloria is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 447 girls and 0 boys were named Gloria, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 416,573 US babies named Gloria were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #654
- Babies named Gloria since 1881
- 416,573
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 12,661 babies
Boys and girls named Gloria, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 435 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,818 | 100% |
| 1920s | 194 | 62,859 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 343 | 68,588 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 412 | 105,054 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 329 | 86,706 | 99.6% |
| 1960s | 179 | 38,589 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 100 | 14,220 | 99.3% |
| 1980s | 126 | 10,432 | 98.8% |
| 1990s | 54 | 9,790 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 0 | 7,264 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,610 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,393 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 447 | #654 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 438 | #671 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 468 | #630 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 530 | #571 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 510 | #577 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 547 | #558 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 528 | #582 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 544 | #561 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 567 | #550 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 597 | #526 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 572 | #541 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 573 | #518 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 583 | #520 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 510 | #571 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 589 | #509 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 617 | #496 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 742 | #426 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 714 | #451 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 702 | #450 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 717 | #430 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 724 | #422 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 712 | #422 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 779 | #381 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 715 | #405 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 842 | #358 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 809 | #365 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 885 | #334 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,785 | 864 | #329 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,514 | 929 | #307 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,274 | 897 | #310 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 980 | #283 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,922 | 1,006 | #274 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,797 | 1,113 | #251 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,602 | 1,127 | #247 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,669 | 1,180 | #240 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,369 | 1,080 | #248 |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,002 | 936 | #271 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,365 | 989 | #256 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,719 | 976 | #263 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,894 | 1,000 | #254 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,023 | 1,047 | #241 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,970 | 1,151 | #221 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,049 | 1,072 | #237 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,490 | 1,110 | #229 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,947 | 1,071 | #239 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,192 | 1,074 | #241 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,713 | 1,050 | #236 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,704 | 1,128 | #221 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 1,175 | #208 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,485 | 1,288 | #195 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,206 | 1,421 | #185 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,826 | 1,554 | #177 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,365 | 1,619 | #175 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,866 | #167 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,332 | 2,045 | #163 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,466 | 2,165 | #150 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,869 | 2,257 | #143 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,667 | 2,617 | #134 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,082 | 2,858 | #127 |
| 1965 | 24 | #1,608 | 3,438 | #109 |
| 1964 | 22 | #1,711 | 3,966 | #104 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,243 | 4,536 | #96 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,221 | 5,103 | #90 |
| 1961 | 31 | #1,445 | 5,691 | #82 |
| 1960 | 30 | #1,467 | 5,958 | #79 |
| 1959 | 35 | #1,329 | 5,921 | #81 |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,462 | 6,134 | #77 |
| 1957 | 26 | #1,560 | 7,120 | #66 |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,267 | 7,929 | #53 |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,384 | 8,552 | #47 |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,344 | 8,923 | #42 |
| 1953 | 39 | #1,199 | 9,680 | #38 |
| 1952 | 34 | #1,279 | 10,458 | #36 |
| 1951 | 38 | #1,179 | 10,952 | #31 |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,378 | 11,037 | #30 |
| 1949 | 34 | #1,236 | 11,878 | #29 |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,179 | 11,691 | #28 |
| 1947 | 35 | #1,242 | 12,626 | #27 |
| 1946 | 37 | #1,152 | 11,686 | #26 |
| 1945 | 48 | #930 | 11,037 | #23 |
| 1944 | 36 | #1,114 | 9,968 | #25 |
| 1943 | 38 | #1,114 | 9,684 | #30 |
| 1942 | 48 | #961 | 9,450 | #31 |
| 1941 | 47 | #930 | 9,008 | #26 |
| 1940 | 52 | #878 | 8,026 | #30 |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,153 | 5,939 | #36 |
| 1938 | 34 | #1,117 | 6,297 | #36 |
| 1937 | 40 | #1,005 | 6,334 | #32 |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,338 | 6,140 | #32 |
| 1935 | 28 | #1,279 | 6,348 | #32 |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,199 | 6,814 | #30 |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,189 | 6,752 | #31 |
| 1932 | 46 | #972 | 7,813 | #25 |
| 1931 | 34 | #1,178 | 8,547 | #23 |
| 1930 | 42 | #1,074 | 7,604 | #30 |
| 1929 | 31 | #1,279 | 7,539 | #28 |
| 1928 | 36 | #1,197 | 8,119 | #25 |
| 1927 | 28 | #1,420 | 8,534 | #22 |
| 1926 | 37 | #1,180 | 9,199 | #20 |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,513 | 9,381 | #20 |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,899 | 6,534 | #41 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,609 | 5,310 | #48 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,393 | 4,496 | #61 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,662 | 2,731 | #102 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 1,016 | #195 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 547 | #272 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 516 | #278 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 435 | #297 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 331 | #338 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 239 | #390 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 192 | #383 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 158 | #384 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 159 | #365 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 126 | #356 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 115 | #366 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 83 | #401 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 71 | #428 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 52 | #499 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 42 | #544 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 41 | #538 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 32 | #605 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 25 | #669 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 23 | #723 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 28 | #594 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 38 | #561 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,317 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 13 | #980 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,064 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,083 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 11 | #969 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,341 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,123 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,266 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 7 | #710 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gloria reached #878 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #20 in 1925. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gloria
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.