US rank #9618 Girls' name Peak 1962 504 births

Glori — #9618 US girls' name

504 babies named Glori in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s811960s1381970s811980s311990s352000s472010s422020s44
#9618
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 46% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Glori was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

25 babies were named Glori in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glori

The Social Security Administration has registered 504 babies named Glori between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glori currently holds the #9618 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glori performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Glori shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Glori in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glori in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 504 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Glori at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

504

Since 1945

80 years of records

Peak year

1962

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#9,618

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1945

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2024

Glori popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1945

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1962)
25
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
051015202530 202420172005199519811971196419571945 5

Glori by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
138 births that decade — 27% of Glori's all-time total
1940s51950s811960s1381970s811980s311990s352000s472010s422020s44

Glori by state

Where Glori concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Glori
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
#2 New York
5 1.0%
California share of Glori's total US births 1.0%
Even split

5 of 504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glori?
504 babies have been named Glori since 1945. It currently ranks #9618 among girls. The peak year was 1962 with 25 births.
When was Glori most popular?
Glori was most popular in the 1960s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Glori most popular?
The top states for the name Glori are California (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Glori been used?
Glori has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 80 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Glori?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gloria, Glory, Gloriana, Glorianna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.