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Glory

/ˈɡlɔɹi/ · 98% girls · 116 born in 2025

Glory has been given to about 5,000 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɡlɔɹi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,416
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Glory per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 123
  • Born in 2025116
  • All time5,000
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Glory?

Its best year was 2019, when 123 babies were given the name, ranking 1822nd. The typical living American called Glory is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Colorado, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Glory

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rory0.70
  2. Tory0.70
  3. Mallory0.66
  4. Gloria0.64
  5. Emory0.62
  6. Ivory0.62
  7. Gerry0.55
  8. Ellery0.53

Middle names for Glory

Ranked by flow score
  1. Glory Anne0.81
  2. Glory Eve0.80
  3. Glory Elizabeth0.78
  4. Glory Catherine0.78
  5. Glory Marie0.77
  6. Glory Jane0.77

Sibling names for Glory

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.95
  2. Evelinasister · 0.93
  3. Aureliobrother · 0.91
  4. Eliseobrother · 0.91
  5. Arlettesister · 0.90
  6. Danisister · 0.90

Where Glory is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Colorado0.01%
  2. Massachusetts0.01%
  3. Michigan0.01%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Glory Anderson0.77
  2. Glory White0.72
  3. Glory Reyes0.72
  4. Glory Nguyen0.72
  5. Glory Lee0.72
  6. Glory Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Glory

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Glory across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.