Recorded 1948–1949 Girls' name Peak 1948 12 births

Glories — girls' name

12 babies named Glories in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s12
1940s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Glories was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

7 babies were named Glories in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glories

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Glories between 1948 and 1949, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glories currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glories performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glories 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 12 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.

Glories at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

12

Since 1948

2 years of records

Peak year

1948

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1948

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1949

Glories popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1948

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1948)
7
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19491948 7

Glories by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 100% of Glories's all-time total
1940s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glories?
12 babies have been named Glories since 1948. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1948 with 7 births.
When was Glories most popular?
Glories was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Glories been used?
Glories has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 2 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Glories?
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, 1948–1949 (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.