Recorded 1915–2023 Girls' name Peak 1960 320 births

Glorie — girls' name

320 babies named Glorie in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s71930s231940s241950s691960s791970s171980s51990s112000s372010s182020s25
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Glorie was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

19 babies were named Glorie in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glorie

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Glorie between 1915 and 2023, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glorie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glorie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Glorie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glorie 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 320 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.

Glorie at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

320

Since 1915

109 years of records

Peak year

1960

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1915

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2023

Glorie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1915

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1960)
19
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
05101520 202320131998196819611954194419271915 5

Glorie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
79 births that decade — 25% of Glorie's all-time total
1910s51920s71930s231940s241950s691960s791970s171980s51990s112000s372010s182020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glorie?
320 babies have been named Glorie since 1915. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1960 with 19 births.
When was Glorie most popular?
Glorie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Glorie been used?
Glorie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 109 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Glorie?
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.

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, 1915–2023 (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.