Glory

Girl name

Glory has been given to 5,000 babies in the U.S. since 1915. It peaked in 2019.

Meaning & origin

From glory as a variant of the more common Gloria.

Origin: English

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

5,000

Peak year

2019 (123 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1915

10-year trend

▲ +25%

Gender split

98% girls / 2% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Glory.

5,014 babies since 1939

4,986 babies since 1969

5,028 babies since 1881

5,032 babies since 1983

4,966 babies since 1989

4,960 babies since 1962

5,048 babies since 1979

5,051 babies since 1975

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