Gloria
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Gloria is Latin for “glory,” evoking a woman of renown and praise. George Bernard Shaw is credited with coining Gloria in an 1898 play; it reached the top twenty in the 1920s and now sits low enough to merit a revival. Famous Glorias include feminist leader Gloria Steinem, co-founder of Ms. magazine, plus Gloria Swanson, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Gloria Estefan.
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Usage of Gloria in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Gloria against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Gloria is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Gloria in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 437 girls were named Gloria, making it the #654 girls' name in the US. Since 1881, 415,281 girls have been named Gloria, with the most (12,627) in 1947. It is most common, relative to births, in Kansas, Alabama and Wisconsin.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Gloria
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Gloria, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Gloria | 2000 | South Indian Ocean | 93 km/h |
| Typhoon Gloria (Category 1) | 1999 | Western Pacific | 120 km/h |
| Typhoon Gloria (Category 2) | 1996 | Western Pacific | 167 km/h |
| Hurricane Gloria (Category 4) | 1985 | North Atlantic | 232 km/h |
| Cyclone Gloria (Category 3) | 1980 | South Indian Ocean | 204 km/h |
| Hurricane Gloria (Category 2) | 1979 | North Atlantic | 157 km/h |
| Tropical storm Gloria | 1978 | Western Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Hurricane Gloria (Category 2) | 1976 | North Atlantic | 167 km/h |
| Tropical storm Gloria | 1975 | South Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Typhoon Gloria (Category 4) | 1974 | Western Pacific | 222 km/h |
…and 11 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Gloria
There are 787 towns and villages with Gloria in their name, in 25 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 510🇨🇴 Colombia 51🇧🇷 Brazil 44🇨🇺 Cuba 40🇵🇦 Panama 22🇬🇹 Guatemala 19🇵🇪 Peru 13🇻🇪 Venezuela 13
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Glória | Bahia, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15,234 | Map |
| La Gloria | Cesar Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | 14,989 | Map |
| Nova Glória | Goiás, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 8,310 | Map |
| Gloria | Mimaropa, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 6,137 | Map |
| La Gloria | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 3,140 | Map |
| La Gloria | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2,510 | Map |
| La Gloria | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,874 | Map |
| La Gloria | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,801 | Map |
| La Gloria | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,478 | Map |
| La Gloria | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 820 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Gloria
There are 16 lakes and reservoirs with Gloria in their name, in 4 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 7🇺🇸 United States 4🇨🇦 Canada 3🇬🇹 Guatemala 2
| Name | Where | |
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| Gloria Lake | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| La Gloria | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| La Gloria | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| La Gloria | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Lac Gloria | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Gloria | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Gloria | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Gloria | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Gloria | Ohio, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Gloria | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Gloria songs
145 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Gloria in their title. The best known:
- Preußens Gloria – Johann Gottfried Piefke
- Gloria – U2 (1981)
- Gloria – Giancarlo Bigazzi (1979)
- Gloria in D Major – Antonio Vivaldi (1713)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191 – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Gloria – Francis Poulenc (1960)
- Gloria – Yui (2010)
- Gloria, laus et honor
- Gloria – George Frideric Handel
- Gloria – Mando Diao (2009)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Gloria
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Gloria.
Gloria Allred
Gloria Dickson
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Gloria Garayua
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Fictional characters named Gloria
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Gloria as a pet name
FurryName has found 60 dogs named Gloria in public pet registers, making it the #2,060 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (2), Corangamite Shire (1), Basel (1). Gloria as a dog name →
FurryName has found 7 cats named Gloria in public pet registers, making it the #1,396 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (5), Laval (1), Seattle (1). Gloria as a cat name →
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