Gloria Holden
There are approximately 24 people named Gloria Holden living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 14,281,431 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Gloria with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Holden. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
24
1 in 14,281,431
Named Gloria
200K
Alive today
Named Holden
40K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 200K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 65
Estimated bearers: 40K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,008
Per 100K: 11.81
Top ancestry: White (76.8%)
First name trend
Gloria: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Gloria. The peak year was 1947 with 12,661 births. The average person named Gloria today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Holden surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Holden, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 76.8%.
- White76.8%
- Black or African American17.6%
- Hispanic or Latino2.1%
- Two or more races2.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Gloria has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0582% of the US population, based on 199,599 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Holden appears at a rate of 11.81 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0118%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 24 people with the full name Gloria Holden. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Gloria
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Other people with the surname Holden
FAQ
Gloria Holden: questions and answers
How many people are named Gloria Holden?
We estimate approximately 24 people in the United States share the full name Gloria Holden. That works out to about 1 in 14,281,431 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0582%) with the surname frequency (11.81 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Gloria Holden?
We classify Gloria Holden as "Very Rare". About 1 in 14,281,431 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Gloria a male or female name?
Gloria is predominantly female. Out of 416,573 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Gloria profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.