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Glory

Girl

Meaning of Glory: Latin: 'fame' or 'adoration'

Glory is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1699th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1699

116 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2000

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,000

First recorded 1915 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 26 babies1982: 24 babies1983: 36 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 20 babies1986: 24 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 22 babies1989: 32 babies1990: 33 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 33 babies1993: 36 babies1994: 34 babies1995: 27 babies1996: 41 babies1997: 58 babies1998: 35 babies1999: 51 babies2000: 52 babies20002001: 55 babies2002: 59 babies2003: 63 babies2004: 62 babies2005: 67 babies2006: 67 babies2007: 65 babies2008: 62 babies2009: 54 babies2010: 80 babies20102011: 66 babies2012: 87 babies2013: 82 babies2014: 95 babies2015: 93 babies2016: 122 babies2017: 121 babies2018: 114 babies2019: 123 babies2020: 116 babies20202021: 103 babies2022: 108 babies2023: 87 babies2024: 98 babies2025: 116 babies
US babies named Glory per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 123.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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