Is Glory a boy or girl name?
Glory is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 89 girls and 9 boys were named Glory, so 90.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98% of the 4,883 US babies named Glory were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,527
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,134
- Babies named Glory since 1915
- 4,883
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 123 babies
Boys and girls named Glory, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 42 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 167 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 222 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 390 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 538 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 465 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 327 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 258 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 374 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 606 | 100% |
| 2010s | 57 | 926 | 94.2% |
| 2020s | 41 | 470 | 92% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,527 | 89 | #2,134 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,198 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,534 | 99 | #1,980 |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,121 | 95 | #2,030 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,799 | 101 | #1,898 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,325 | 112 | #1,822 |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,027 | 107 | #1,879 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,256 | 110 | #1,857 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,788 | 112 | #1,843 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,676 | 83 | #2,265 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,058 |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,077 | 74 | #2,445 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,166 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,673 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,368 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,137 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,865 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,802 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,676 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,563 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,660 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,563 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,614 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,715 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,791 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,709 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,442 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,316 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,916 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,918 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,318 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,176 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,358 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,969 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,310 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,281 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,064 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,897 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,584 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,773 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,528 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,451 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,276 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,893 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,688 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,764 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,663 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,347 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,530 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,147 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,469 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,288 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,191 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,055 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,146 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,986 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,580 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,931 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,551 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,899 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,495 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,365 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,469 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,388 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,388 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,412 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,362 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,459 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,484 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,380 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,351 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,131 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,443 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,416 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,343 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,318 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,341 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,427 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,025 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,556 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,378 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,485 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,578 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,322 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,490 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,828 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,699 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,658 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,575 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,385 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,627 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,710 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,567 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,052 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,784 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,649 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,058 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,684 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,964 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,355 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,802 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,491 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,251 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,197 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,602 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,895 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,471 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,719 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,551 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Glory reached #5,799 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #1,025 in 1945. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Glory
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.