Girls' name · since 1929
Gloriana
Gloriana has 803 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6204
- among girls today
- 803
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other girls
803 babies have been named Gloriana since 1929, making it today's #6204 girls' name.
Gloriana has 803 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6204 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2025.
- #6204 among girls today
- 803 born since 1929
- 2010s peak decade
- 65% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Gloriana is currently the #6204 girls' name in America, more common than 65% of girls - 803 born since 1929, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6204
- among girls today
- 803
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other girls
Gloriana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
More common than 65% of names given to girls today.
34% of everyone ever named Gloriana was born in this single decade.
37 babies were named Gloriana in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Gloriana compares
803 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gloriana's all-time total is 110% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gloriana | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 803 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 48 | 19,840 |
Gloriana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gloriana's full recorded timeline at 1996, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gloriana at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Gloriana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Currently ranks #6204 among girls.
803 total births across 97 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2018 with 37 births in a single year.
Gloriana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Gloriana's strongest decade.
271 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Gloriana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 8
1920s
8 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 96
1990s
96 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
271 births
- 2020s
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 271 births (34% of all-time use).
Gloriana decade highlights
- Peak decade 271 births
- Runner-up 149 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Gloriana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gloriana's total volume
Gloriana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Gloriana by state
Where Gloriana concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 3.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
24 of 803 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 3.0% of nationwide
- California 0.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 3.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Gloriana's data
- Gloriana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (271 total births) through the 2020s (149) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Glorianas (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1929–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gloriana: #6204 Girls' Name - 803 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gloriana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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