Glory

#1,855 for girls in 2025, 107 births · #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
Given to girls 97.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1945 · 57 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
4,893
since 1915

Glory over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Glory has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202017peak #1,022, 1945girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,855107#8,2439
2024#2,13489#8,3129
2023#2,17687—
2022#1,97499#8,3009
2021#2,02495#8,8258
2020#1,893101#5,69915
2019#1,816112#7,17311
2018#1,878107#9,6707
2017#1,854110#7,09511
2016#1,841112#7,60510
2015#2,25983#7,49110
2014#2,04995—
2013#2,43974#8,7898
2012#2,16087—
2011#2,66466—
2010#2,36080—
2009#3,12654—
2008#2,85562—
2007#2,78765—
2006#2,66967—
2005#2,55367—
2004#2,65262—
2003#2,55663—
2002#2,60559—
2001#2,70055—
2000#2,77752—
1999#2,70351—
1998#3,42635—
1997#2,30958—
1996#2,90141—
1995#3,87827—
1994#3,30234—
1993#3,15836—
1992#3,34333—
1991#3,93626—
1990#3,29733—
1989#3,25332—
1988#4,01522—
1987#3,85722—
1986#3,55424—
1985#3,98320—
1984#3,72621—
1983#2,51636—
1982#3,41824—
1981#3,25326—
1980#2,86631—
1979#2,67133—
1978#2,74130—
1977#3,61220—
1976#2,33435—
1975#2,51631—
1974#2,13338—
1973#2,45530—
1972#2,27633—
1971#2,17537—
1970#2,04340—
1969#2,13435—
1968#1,97537—
1967#2,55823—
1966#1,91636—
1965#1,54752—
1964#1,89239—
1963#1,48956—
1962#1,35966—
1961#1,46558—
1960#1,38563—
1959#1,38360—
1958#1,40957—
1957#1,35861—
1956#1,45353—
1955#1,48047—
1954#1,37753—
1953#1,34452—
1952#1,12970—
1951#1,43443—
1950#1,41142—
1949#1,33547—
1948#1,31349—
1947#1,33747—
1946#1,41938—
1945#1,02257—
1944#1,54528—
1943#1,36736—
1942#1,47131—
1941#1,56925—
1940#1,31332—
1939#1,47426—
1938#1,80519—
1937#1,67921—
1936#1,64021—
1935#1,55023—
1934#1,37228—
1933#1,60622—
1932#1,68521—
1931#1,54924—
1930#2,02317—
1929#1,76621—
1928#1,63725—
1927#2,02619—
1926#1,66725—
1925#1,94620—
1924#2,30816—
1923#2,73212—
1922#3,3799—
1921#3,16410—
1920#3,09710—
1919#3,4528—
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1917#2,42813—
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First appearance
1915

The first year at least five girls were named Glory! It came in at #4,274, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1915–1916, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Glory is popular in 2017

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedMINew York: #1,590 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 11,000 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,639 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 13,050 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedVAMaryland: #704 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,325 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedARTennessee: #1,067 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,120 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,420 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,077 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedHITexas: #1,751 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 13,323 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Glory, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#704 · 1 in 3,325
  2. Tennessee#1,067 · 1 in 6,120
  3. North Carolina#1,420 · 1 in 9,077
  4. New York#1,590 · 1 in 11,000
  5. California#1,639 · 1 in 13,050

Best ever in a state: #284 in Mississippi, 1952.

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Maryland#70471 in 3,325
Tennessee#1,06751 in 6,120
North Carolina#1,42051 in 9,077
New York#1,59081 in 11,000
California#1,639151 in 13,050
Texas#1,751121 in 13,323
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Glory
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 279 spots since 2024 (#2,134 → #1,855)
  • 38 spots since 2020 (#1,893 → #1,855)
  • 404 spots since 2015 (#2,259 → #1,855)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1915
  • Peaked 1945 at #1,022 (57 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 14,985
  • Highest: 1 in 14,985 girls born in 2019 were named Glory (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 15,021 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #1,022 in 1945, was only 1 in 22,931 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 18.9% of all girls named Glory (926) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s42#2,428 (1917)#3,479
1920s167#1,637 (1928)#2,372
1930s222#1,372 (1934)#1,638
1940s390#1,022 (1945)#1,369
1950s538#1,129 (1952)#1,378
1960s465#1,359 (1962)#1,772
1970s327#2,043 (1970)#2,496
1980s258#2,516 (1983)#3,444
1990s374#2,309 (1997)#3,225
2000s606#2,553 (2005)#2,728
2010s926#1,816 (2019)#2,132
2020s578#1,855 (2025)#2,009

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Glory in 2017

girls
#1,854
110 births · 1 in 15,695 girls
boys
#7,095
11 births · 1 in 168,269 boys

Top girls' names in 2017

  1. #1Emma19,873
  2. #2Olivia18,778
  3. #3Ava16,017
  4. #4Isabella15,263
  5. #5Sophia14,947
  6. #6Mia13,521
  7. #7Charlotte12,969
  8. #8Amelia11,870
  9. #9Evelyn10,748
  10. #10Abigail10,645
  11. #1,854Glory110

Top boys' names in 2017

  1. #1Liam18,874
  2. #2Noah18,507
  3. #3William15,046
  4. #4James14,362
  5. #5Logan14,061
  6. #6Benjamin13,858
  7. #7Mason13,602
  8. #8Elijah13,449
  9. #9Jacob13,269
  10. #10Oliver13,224
  11. #7,095Glory11
More about 2017

girls

1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 15,695 of them was named Glory, which outranked 90.0% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glory
  1. #1,842Ramsey111
  2. #1,842Shyla111
  3. #1,842Sybil111
  4. #1,854Glory110
  5. #1,854Dara110
  6. #1,854Eiza110
  7. #1,854Gisele110
  8. #1,863Aiza109
  9. #1,863Arwen109
  10. #1,863Empress109

Tied with 8 names at #1,854; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,443Ensley#2,412 → #969
  2. ↑ 1,020Oaklynn#1,908 → #888
  3. ↑ 842Dream#1,667 → #825
  4. ↑ 749Oaklyn#1,425 → #676
  5. ↑ 717Melania#1,649 → #932
Fallers
  1. ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
  2. ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
  3. ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
  4. ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
  5. ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 168,269 of them was named Glory, which outranked 50.3% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glory
  1. #6,685Ziair12
  2. #6,685Ziyan12
  3. #6,685Zyonn12
  4. #7,095Glory11
  5. #7,095Aaban11
  6. #7,095Aalijah11
  7. #7,095Aashrith11
  8. #7,546Aadhi10
  9. #7,546Aakil10
  10. #7,546Aarian10

Tied with 450 names at #7,095; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 497Wells#1,413 → #916
  2. ↑ 419Kairo#1,221 → #802
  3. ↑ 339Caspian#1,199 → #860
  4. ↑ 313Colson#1,049 → #736
  5. ↑ 311Kace#1,183 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 415Riaan#861 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 292Chevy#980 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 245Kylo#904 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 226Braeden#993 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 194Kamdyn#809 → #1,003

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2017 →