The first name Glory
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From glory as a variant of the more common Gloria.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Glory, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2012, with 17 births (#1,720).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Glory with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Glory at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 107 girls born in the United States were named Glory, the 1,859th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 112 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Glory
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Glory JohnsonAmerican basketball player, born 1990
- Glory EdimAmerican writer, born 1982
Questions
- What does the name Glory mean?
- From glory as a variant of the more common Gloria.
- How popular is the name Glory?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Glory, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2012, with 17 births.
- Is Glory a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 5,000 US babies named Glory since 1880 were girls.
- When was Glory most popular?
- 2016 in the United States, when 112 babies were named Glory, its highest rank at 1,844th.