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Glorya

100% girls · last recorded 2008

Glorya has been given to about 146 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1926, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 73
Median age today77 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Glorya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1926 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time146

How popular is Glorya?

Its best year was 1926, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 2623rd. The typical living American called Glorya is about 77 years old today.

Names that sound like Glorya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gloria0.86
  2. Glory0.70
  3. Tonya0.62
  4. Georgia0.62
  5. Sonya0.62
  6. Zoya0.62
  7. Soraya0.57
  8. Georgina0.56

Middle names for Glorya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Glorya Josephine0.84
  2. Glorya Rose0.83
  3. Glorya Louise0.83
  4. Glorya June0.82
  5. Glorya Pearl0.82
  6. Glorya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Glorya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Juniorbrother · 0.60
  2. Elouisesister · 0.59
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.57
  4. Mavissister · 0.56
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.52
  6. Billieeither · 0.51

Where Glorya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Glorya White0.78
    2. Glorya Reyes0.78
    3. Glorya Nguyen0.78
    4. Glorya Moore0.78
    5. Glorya Lee0.78
    6. Glorya Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Glorya

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.