Girls' name · since 1945
Glori
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 505 babies named Glori, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 505
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
505 girls have been named Glori since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Glori recorded 505 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2024.
- #11,791 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 505 born since 1945
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glori ranks #11,791 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 505 born since 1945, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 505
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Glori's 505 recorded births place it above 83.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Glori's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glori's full recorded timeline at 1982, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glori popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2024
- Peak year (1962)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Glori by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (138 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Glori's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Glori births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
81 births
- 1960s
1960s
138 births
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 47
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 138 births (27% of all-time use).
How Glori compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Glori's total volume
Glori by state
Where Glori concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 505 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Glori's data
- Glori's decade-level peak was the 1960s (138 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gloris (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glori: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1945–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Glori draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.