Total births
320
Girls' name · since 1925
Glorious
Glorious has 320 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 320
- total births
- 1925–2023
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Glorious sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 320 recorded since 1925.
Glorious has 320 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2023.
- 320 total births
- 1925–2023 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
320 girls have been named Glorious since 1925, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 2023.
- 320
- total births
- 1925–2023
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Glorious was born in this single decade.
1948
Single peak year
15 babies were named Glorious in 1948 - its busiest year on record.
Glorious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glorious's full recorded timeline at 1949, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glorious at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
1948
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1925
Glorious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2023
- Peak year (1948)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Glorious by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Glorious's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Glorious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 31
1920s
31 births
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s
1940s
93 births
- 1950s
1950s
58 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 93 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Glorious? ▼
320 babies have been named Glorious since 1925. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1948 with 15 births.
When was Glorious most popular? ▼
Glorious was most popular in the 1940s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Glorious been used? ▼
Glorious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 99 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Glorious? ▼
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.
What to do with Glorious's data
- Glorious's decade-level peak was the 1940s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Glorious
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Gloriana Girl
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Glorianna Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1925–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Glorious: Baby Name Since 1925 - 320 Births, Peak 1948." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/glorious. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Glorious 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 June 2026.