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.
- #8,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,550 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 803
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
803 babies have been named Gloriana since 1929, making it today's #7550 girls' name.
Gloriana has 803 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7550 as of the latest data, more common than 56% 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.
- #8,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,550 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 803 born since 1929
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gloriana ranks #8,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,550 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 803 born since 1929, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,550 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 803
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gloriana's 803 recorded births place it above 87.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Gloriana compares
803 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 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 114% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gloriana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 803 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 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 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 #7550 among girls.
803 total births across 97 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2018 with 37 births in a single year.
Gloriana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (271 births, 34% of the file).
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 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
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gloriana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~96 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gloriana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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