Glorya — girls' name

What the Data Says About Glorya

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Glorya between 1922 and 2008, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glorya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glorya performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Glorya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glorya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 146 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.