Given name
Gloriana
“a renowned and highly praised woman”
Gloriana is a variant of Gloria. One Latin interpretation is “a renowned and highly praised woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gloriana is a variant of Gloria. One Latin interpretation is “a renowned and highly praised woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gloriana is a variant of Gloria. An origin associated with Gloria is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Latin -āna, built from Latin glōria (“glory”) + English ana.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1929. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gloriana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 803
- 0 boys · 803 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,615 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,615 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 19.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 37 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 802 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gloriana’s family of names
Gloriana has a related form in Gloria. In English usage, Gloriana has a related form in Glorianna.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Gloriana
- Gloriana VillalobosAssociation footballerborn 1999
- Gloriana RanocchiniSan Marino politicianborn 1957
- Gloriana PellissierFrench-Italian ski mountaineer, mountain runner, and athletics competitorborn 1976
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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