Girls' name · since 1915
Glory
Glory has 4,893 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,617 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,857 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,893
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,893 babies have been named Glory since 1915, making it today's #1857 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glory has been recorded 4,893 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #1857 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #2,617 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,857 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,893 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glory ranks #2,617 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,857 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,893 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,617 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,857 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,893
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Glory's 4,893 recorded births place it above 96.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Glory compares
4,893 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Glory's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Glory | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,893 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 112 | 21 | 19,840 |
Glory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Glory's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 112, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Glory popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Glory popularity over time - boys
107 total births recorded since 2013 (Glory as boys' name)
Glory by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (926 births, 19% of the file).
2010s was Glory's strongest decade.
926 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Glory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s 167
1920s
167 births
- 1930s 222
1930s
222 births
- 1940s
1940s
390 births
- 1950s
1950s
538 births
- 1960s
1960s
465 births
- 1970s 327
1970s
327 births
- 1980s 258
1980s
258 births
- 1990s
1990s
374 births
- 2000s
2000s
606 births
- 2010s
2010s
926 births
- 2020s
2020s
578 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 926 births (19% of all-time use).
How Glory compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Glory's total volume
Glory by state
Where Glory concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 361 | 7.4% |
| #2 | California | | 356 | 7.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 163 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 151 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 117 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 36 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 35 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 35 | 0.7% |
361 of 4,893 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Glory appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Glory's data
- Glory's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (926 total births) through the 2020s (578) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Glorys (361 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Glory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Glory 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.