Given name
Glorya
“a renowned and highly praised woman”
Glorya is a variant of Gloria. One Latin interpretation is “a renowned and highly praised woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Glorya is a variant of Gloria. One Latin interpretation is “a renowned and highly praised woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Glorya is a variant of Gloria. An origin associated with Gloria is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Glorya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 146
- 0 boys · 146 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1926. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 192 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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