Glena
- Last seen for girls in 1992 at #13,317
- Peak · girls
- 1934 · 27 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,078since 1898
Glena over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Glena has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | |
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| 1995 | — | |
| 1994 | — | |
| 1993 | — | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 |
| 1991 | — | |
| 1990 | — | |
| 1989 | — | |
| 1988 | — | |
| 1987 | — | |
| 1986 | — | |
| 1985 | — | |
| 1984 | — | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 |
| 1982 | — | |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1980 | — | |
| 1979 | — | |
| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | — | |
| 1976 | — | |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 |
| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 |
| 1971 | — | |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 |
| 1968 | #3,456 | 15 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 |
| 1965 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,915 | 19 |
| 1963 | #3,336 | 15 |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 |
| 1961 | #2,957 | 18 |
| 1960 | #2,573 | 22 |
| 1959 | #2,395 | 23 |
| 1958 | #2,755 | 18 |
| 1957 | #2,416 | 22 |
| 1956 | #2,249 | 24 |
| 1955 | #2,472 | 20 |
| 1954 | #2,695 | 17 |
| 1953 | #2,699 | 16 |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 |
| 1951 | #2,182 | 21 |
| 1950 | #1,679 | 31 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 |
| 1947 | #2,200 | 20 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 |
| 1945 | #2,149 | 16 |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 |
| 1943 | #2,079 | 18 |
| 1942 | #1,917 | 20 |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 |
| 1940 | #1,965 | 17 |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 |
| 1938 | #1,873 | 18 |
| 1937 | #1,735 | 20 |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 |
| 1935 | #1,720 | 20 |
| 1934 | #1,409 | 27 |
| 1933 | #1,658 | 21 |
| 1932 | #1,685 | 21 |
| 1931 | #1,594 | 23 |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 |
| 1928 | #1,897 | 20 |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 |
| 1924 | #1,723 | 25 |
| 1923 | #2,264 | 16 |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 |
| 1921 | #1,988 | 20 |
| 1920 | #2,015 | 19 |
| 1919 | #1,989 | 18 |
| 1918 | #1,600 | 25 |
| 1917 | #1,773 | 20 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 |
| 1906 | — | |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | — | |
| 1902 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 |
| 1897 | — | |
| 1896 | — | |
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| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1898
The first year at least five girls were named Glena! It came in at #1,700, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1898–1911, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Glena is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Glena in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1992
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1898
- Peaked 1934 at #1,409 (27 births)
- Births halved by 1944, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 38,675
- Highest: 1 in 38,675 girls born in 1934 were named Glena (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 368,786 girls born in 1992 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
- 19.4% of all girls named Glena (209) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,700 (1898) | #1,700 |
| 1900s | 15 | #1,679 (1901) | #1,947 |
| 1910s | 120 | #1,600 (1918) | #2,151 |
| 1920s | 182 | #1,723 (1924) | #2,103 |
| 1930s | 209 | #1,409 (1934) | #1,706 |
| 1940s | 162 | #1,917 (1942) | #2,314 |
| 1950s | 207 | #1,679 (1950) | #2,435 |
| 1960s | 131 | #2,573 (1960) | #3,631 |
| 1970s | 36 | #4,038 (1970) | #6,018 |
| 1980s | 6 | #9,015 (1983) | #9,015 |
| 1990s | 5 | #13,317 (1992) | #13,317 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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