Given name & surname
Glorie
“a renowned and highly praised woman”
Glorie is a variant of Gloria. One Latin interpretation is “a renowned and highly praised woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Glorie is a variant of Gloria. One Latin interpretation is “a renowned and highly praised woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Glorie is a variant of Gloria. An origin associated with Gloria is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Glorie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 320
- 0 boys · 320 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 372 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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