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Gloria

Girl Latin #671 in 2023

Gloria is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Gloria

From gloria, first used as a name in 19th-century literature.

Popularity of Gloria

Popularity, 1881–2023

438 births in 2023

1881 2023

414,389 U.S. births recorded from 1881–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1947

12,661 babies

First recorded

1881

142 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Boy · Ancient Greek

Also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e)

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Boy · Germanic languages

Medieval short form of - compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Gerald or Gerbert

Rival; industrious

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.