Gloria
Say it: GLOR-ee-a/ˈɡlɔːɹ.ɪ.ə/
GirlMeans glory6 letters3 syllables
#413
in Ireland (2025)
#410 with spellings combined
9
babies in 2025
#269
best rank (2022)
305
babies since 1964
Up 485
10-year rank change
Gloria through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #410 |
| 2024 | 7 | #494 |
| 2023 | 7 | #484 |
| 2022 | 16 | #269 |
| 2021 | 11 | #364 |
| 2020 | 6 | #534 |
| 2019 | 12 | #344 |
| 2018 | 10 | #408 |
| 2017 | 6 | #580 |
| 2016 | 6 | #588 |
| 2015 | 3 | #895 |
| 2014 | 5 | #663 |
| 2013 | 10 | #428 |
| 2012 | 7 | #562 |
| 2011 | 11 | #418 |
| 2010 | 6 | #594 |
| 2009 | 8 | #489 |
| 2008 | 6 | #599 |
| 2007 | 6 | #549 |
| 2006 | 3 | #763 |
| 2005 | 3 | #690 |
| 2004 | 5 | #511 |
| 2003 | 8 | #362 |
| 2002 | 4 | #512 |
| 1992 | 4 | #455 |
| 1984 | 3 | #516 |
| 1983 | 5 | #438 |
| 1982 | 6 | #399 |
| 1981 | 7 | #363 |
| 1980 | 10 | #322 |
| 1979 | 10 | #321 |
| 1978 | 7 | #362 |
| 1977 | 8 | #348 |
| 1976 | 9 | #312 |
| 1975 | 6 | #379 |
| 1974 | 9 | #300 |
| 1973 | 11 | #292 |
| 1972 | 3 | #471 |
| 1971 | 3 | #466 |
| 1970 | 3 | #447 |
| 1968 | 7 | #287 |
| 1967 | 5 | #315 |
| 1966 | 3 | #380 |
| 1965 | 5 | #297 |
| 1964 | 6 | #274 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Gloria mean?
Glory
Latin, from gloria (glory, fame, praise).
Say it right
GLOReea
The story of Gloria
Gloria is the Latin word for glory, with shades of fame, honour and praise. It is also the name of the Gloria in excelsis Deo, the hymn of praise sung at Mass and in many other church services, so it has always had a religious ring. As a girl’s name it seems to have taken off in nineteenth-century novels and plays. George Bernard Shaw gave it to a character in his 1898 comedy You Never Can Tell.
In Ireland Gloria was given in small numbers in the 1960s and 1970s, then almost vanished in the 1990s. It has come back since. It had its best year in 2022, when 16 girls were named Gloria and it reached number 269. That is a long climb from number 895 in 2015.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Gloria (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Gloria (given name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
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| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Gloria | 9 | 305 |