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Glory

“Variant of Gloria — Glory, fame, or honor” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #1855 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Glory has appeared in US records since 1915 — best rank #1022 (1945) · 4,893 babies named Glory all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 13,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Glorys

• Glory Alozie — Nigerian/Spanish athlete
• Glory Johnson — American basketball player
• Glory Ogbonna — Nigerian football player (1998–)
• Glory Emmanuel Edet — Nigerian advocate for women and child-rights
• Glory Edim — American writer

In stories & tradition

• Glory — divine attribute
• Glory Grant — Earth-616

What Glorys become

Among 35 notable people named Glory:

Entertainers appear 2.4× more often than among typical names — e.g. Glory Leppänen, Finnish actress (1901-1979).

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