Gloriana
Derived from Latin, meaning "glorious" or "glory-filled".
Name Census estimates that about 737 living Americans carry the first name Gloriana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Gloriana today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gloriana births was 2018 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gloriana. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Gloriana with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
737
~ 1 in 465,067 Americans
Peak year
2018
37 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,222
Tracked since 1929
Census
Gloriana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 802 people with the first name Gloriana, which placed it at #14,631 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,631
National first-name rank
People counted
802
802 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
50.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gloriana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gloriana is Hispanic at 50.4%. The next largest groups are White (32.9%) and Black (8.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Gloriana described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Gloriana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino50.4% · 404
- White32.9% · 264
- Black or African American8.5% · 68
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.5% · 28
- Two or more races2.5% · 20
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 18
Popularity
Gloriana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gloriana from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 271 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Gloriana remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gloriana by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Gloriana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Glorianas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Gloriana
The name Gloriana is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from the Latin word "gloria" meaning "glory" or "renown." It first emerged during the 16th century, at the height of the English Renaissance period.
Gloriana was initially a poetic name used to personify the majesty and glory of Queen Elizabeth I of England, who reigned from 1558 to 1603. The famous poet Edmund Spenser used this name to represent the Queen in his epic allegorical poem "The Faerie Queene," published in 1590.
While the name Gloriana was not commonly used as a given name during the 16th century, it gained popularity in the 17th and 18th centuries among the aristocracy and upper classes who sought to honor the legacy of Queen Elizabeth I and the Golden Age of English literature.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name being used as a given name was in 1636 when Gloriana Wilmot was born. She was the daughter of Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, and a prominent figure in the court of King Charles I.
Another notable bearer of the name was Gloriana Russell (1671-1700), a wealthy English heiress and the daughter of Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford. She married Henry Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne, and their son, William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, later became Prime Minister of Great Britain.
During the 18th century, Gloriana was a popular name among the British nobility and gentry, with several notable examples, including Gloriana Anson (1781-1857), the daughter of Admiral George Anson, and Gloriana Talbot (1777-1856), the daughter of John Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot.
In the 19th century, the name Gloriana was less commonly used, but it was still favored by some aristocratic families. One notable example is Gloriana Weld-Forester (1838-1916), a British socialite and philanthropist who was the daughter of Edward Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester.
Throughout its history, the name Gloriana has been associated with English pride, literary heritage, and aristocratic lineage, reflecting the glory and grandeur of the Elizabethan era.
People
Gloriana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gloriana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Gloriana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gloriana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 737 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gloriana going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 465,067 US residents.
Is Gloriana a common name?
We classify Gloriana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 788 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gloriana most popular?
The single biggest year for Gloriana was 2018, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gloriana is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Gloriana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 802 people with the name Gloriana, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,631 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Gloriana in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Gloriana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Gloriana appears almost entirely female. Of the 802 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Gloriana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gloriana is Hispanic at 50.4%. The next largest groups are White (32.9%) and Black (8.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Gloriana most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Gloriana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.4% (404 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Gloriana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Gloriana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Gloriana in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Gloriana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Gloriana in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Gloriana can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Gloriana?
Want to know how many people share the name Gloriana? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.