Girls' name · since 1915
Glorie
Glorie has 320 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 320
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Glorie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 320 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Glorie recorded 320 times among girls since 1915, 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 1915 to 2023.
- #15,380 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 320 born since 1915
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glorie ranks #15,380 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 320 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 320
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Glorie's 320 recorded births place it above 78.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Glorie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glorie's full recorded timeline at 1964, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glorie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2023
- Peak year (1960)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Glorie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (79 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Glorie's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Glorie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s
1950s
69 births
- 1960s
1960s
79 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 79 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Glorie's data
- Glorie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glorie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1915–2023 (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 Glorie 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.