Glory
Glory was the 1859th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 1025th; the most babies were born in 2016 (112). Over the last ten years it has moved up 407 places. More babies were named Glory in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,859 girls, up 40 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 107girls
- Girls and boys
- 93% girls, 7% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016112 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,000babies recorded
Glory popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,859 | #8,479 | 107 | 9 |
| 2020 | #1,899 | #5,801 | 101 | 15 |
| 2010 | #2,369 | — | 80 | — |
| 2000 | #2,791 | — | 52 | — |
| 1990 | #3,310 | — | 33 | — |
| 1980 | #2,893 | — | 31 | — |
| 1970 | #2,056 | — | 40 | — |
| 1960 | #1,388 | — | 63 | — |
| 1950 | #1,416 | — | 42 | — |
| 1940 | #1,322 | — | 32 | — |
| 1930 | #2,052 | — | 17 | — |
| 1920 | #3,197 | — | 10 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Glory, counting every spelling?
Glory is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,674 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,859 for Glory on its own. Together these spellings went to 107 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glory | 107 | #1,859 | 477 |
| Glori | — | — | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Glory?
107 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Glory (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Glory born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 78 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Glory.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Glory?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Glory are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 11 and 59. That makes Glory mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Glory by state
How common Glory was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Glory: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Glory, they share its era and feel.
Glory is also a nickname for Gloria.
Questions about the name Glory
How popular is the name Glory?
Glory was the 1859th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 1025th; the most babies were born in 2016 (112). Over the last ten years it has moved up 407 places. More babies were named Glory in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Glory a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 93% girls, 7% boys given the name Glory in the US.
Where is Glory most popular?
In 2021–2025, Glory was most common in Florida (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and New York.