Gloria Holden
There are approximately 22 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 15,579,743 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 Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
22
1 in 15,579,743
Named Gloria
200K
Alive today
Named Holden
38K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 200K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 65
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (39.1%)
Estimated bearers: 38K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,048
Per 100K: 11.03
Top ancestry: White (74.0%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gloria
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Gloria, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 39.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Gloria described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Gloria at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino39.1% · 129,482
- White37.5% · 124,451
- Black or African American18.1% · 59,974
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 10,801
- Two or more races1.4% · 4,728
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2,094
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Holden surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Holden, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 74.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Holden described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Holden at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.0% · 24,389
- Black or African American17.1% · 5,637
- Two or more races4.3% · 1,431
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 1,071
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 234
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 217
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Gloria right now.
The surname Holden appears at a rate of 11.03 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0110%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 22 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.
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FAQ
Gloria Holden: questions and answers
How many people are named Gloria Holden?
We estimate approximately 22 people in the United States share the full name Gloria Holden. That works out to about 1 in 15,579,743 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0582%) with the surname frequency (11.03 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Gloria Holden?
We classify Gloria Holden as "Very Rare". About 1 in 15,579,743 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Gloria Holden?
See how many people are called Gloria Holden on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.