Gloria is the Latin word for "glory" and is familiar from the Gloria in excelsis Deo of the Christmas story and the Mass. It became a given name in the 19th century and in America belongs to the actress Gloria Swanson, the feminist Gloria Steinem and the singer Gloria Estefan. Gloria was number 358 in the United States in 2000, 526 in 2015 and ranks 655 in 2025.