Glenn

Last seen for girls in 2001 at #15,352 · #1,443 for boys in 2025, 124 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1962 · 7,356 births
Debut · boys
43 births
In top 100 · boys
63 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
248,642
since 1880

Glenn over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201911peak #55, 1962boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,443124
2024—#1,359139
2023—#1,576110
2022—#1,433127
2021—#1,442125
2020—#1,398124
2019—#1,394127
2018—#1,234150
2017—#1,272143
2016—#1,124173
2015—#1,141165
2014—#1,166161
2013—#1,115163
2012—#1,052181
2011—#1,118163
2010—#1,023189
2009—#1,063175
2008—#865246
2007—#825260
2006—#847237
2005—#760261
2004—#677297
2003—#669296
2002—#616321
2001#15,3525#627302
2000—#591335
1999#7,71612#527397
1998—#495440
1997#7,74211#470461
1996#7,13012#455483
1995#8,7669#430529
1994#8,8049#411554
1993#5,41917#361653
1992#7,51211#343696
1991#6,97612#305843
1990#6,13114#296852
1989#4,84818#271912
1988#6,66611#254926
1987#6,78810#237988
1986#5,18814#236982
1985#3,98320#2291,004
1984#10,4225#2211,023
1983#5,82411#2221,016
1982#7,4698#2181,088
1981#7,4098#2211,107
1980#5,91211#2151,143
1979#6,18910#2131,118
1978#7,6497#2001,120
1977#5,53211#1881,245
1976#8,1566#1761,317
1975#4,37014#1701,383
1974#3,42619#1581,542
1973#4,58612#1461,702
1972#3,89415#1341,979
1971#3,94315#1272,474
1970#2,93823#1093,008
1969#3,01220#883,467
1968#3,61014#923,246
1967#3,21116#913,440
1966#2,40725#903,668
1965#3,40214#854,355
1964#2,67522#814,752
1963#2,54323#645,977
1962#2,03133#557,356
1961#2,03633#646,271
1960#2,57322#745,563
1959#1,76539#805,352
1958#2,16727#765,462
1957#1,86934#626,267
1956#1,73837#616,196
1955#2,55319#596,258
1954#2,45020#636,240
1953#1,87229#675,726
1952#2,26621#615,945
1951#1,96825#585,803
1950#1,67931#595,465
1949#1,91725#615,415
1948#1,57635#734,740
1947#1,94625#705,157
1946#1,80825#813,892
1945#2,33914#932,734
1944#2,09617#882,849
1943#1,44233#853,054
1942#1,70624#882,888
1941#1,64923#862,523
1940#2,10915#832,465
1939#2,20614#872,303
1938#2,11315#832,367
1937#1,45126#882,263
1936#1,80118#802,328
1935#1,66321#782,437
1934#1,44026#812,341
1933#1,51324#742,366
1932#1,87718#772,435
1931#2,20514#722,624
1930#1,16141#712,758
1929#1,19539#802,433
1928#1,50228#762,603
1927#1,30337#762,670
1926#1,58927#752,635
1925#1,10148#772,611
1924#1,50331#792,586
1923#1,26738#842,370
1922#2,02719#792,425
1921#1,43732#802,449
1920#1,62626#802,375
1919#1,85520#842,153
1918#1,49728#842,253
1917#1,43127#861,997
1916#1,22734#841,970
1915#1,33928#871,842
1914#1,38521#911,327
1913#1,27420#851,122
1912#1,71911#84948
1911#1,37212#111343
1910#1,7738#97349
1909#1,36910#103261
1908#97017#103247
1907#1,6397#104234
1906#1,04313#98217
1905#1,01114#113189
1904#1,3648#99217
1903#1,7925#97198
1902#1,3208#106185
1901#1,06710#94180
1900#83320#118194
1899#93512#107161
1898#1,00912#108178
1897#1,03710#104171
1896#90313#107174
1895#63823#113150
1894#1,3536#114142
1893#1,1757#122131
1892#90811#121139
1891#79612#108138
1890#82511#123117
1889#1,0257#140103
1888#9598#139110
1887#1,1475#14886
1886#9936#13699
1885#7459#19268
1884#9306#21361
1883#9205#18265
1882—#23151
1881#8305#22445
1880#8365#25243
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Glenn was already there! It came in at #252, and was given to 43 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 52 boys a year got the name.

Where Glenn is popular in 1911

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNHWashington: #70 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 282 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #62 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 166 boysNDMinnesota: #75 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 302 boysMNIllinois: #58 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 293 boysILWisconsin: #77 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 272 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMINew York: #138 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,181 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedSDIowa: #47 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 148 boysIAIndiana: #62 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 263 boysINOhio: #72 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 340 boysOHPennsylvania: #85 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 548 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #84 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 423 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedUTColorado: #71 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 261 boysCONebraska: #41 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 136 boysNEMissouri: #57 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 231 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #73 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 303 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNMKansas: #53 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 182 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedARTennessee: #103 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 530 boysTNNorth Carolina: #67 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 353 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #96 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 383 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedALGeorgia: #121 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 688 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedHITexas: #202 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,017 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#41 · 1 in 136
  2. Iowa#47 · 1 in 148
  3. Kansas#53 · 1 in 182
  4. Missouri#57 · 1 in 231
  5. Illinois#58 · 1 in 293

Best ever in a state: #8 in Hawaii, 1947.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#41121 in 136
Iowa#47161 in 148
Kansas#53131 in 182
Missouri#57231 in 231
Illinois#58311 in 293
Indiana#62131 in 263
North Dakota#6251 in 166
North Carolina#67201 in 353
Washington#7051 in 282
Colorado#7151 in 261
Ohio#72231 in 340
West Virginia#7381 in 303
Minnesota#7591 in 302
Wisconsin#77101 in 272
California#8481 in 423
Pennsylvania#85331 in 548
Oklahoma#9691 in 383
Tennessee#10391 in 530
Georgia#121131 in 688
New York#138201 in 1,181
Texas#20291 in 1,017
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Glenn
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 84 spots since 2024 (#1,359 → #1,443)
  • 45 spots since 2020 (#1,398 → #1,443)
  • 302 spots since 2015 (#1,141 → #1,443)
  • Biggest jump: 56 spots in 1886 (#192 → #136)
  • Biggest drop: 198 spots in 2009 (#865 → #1,063)
Rise & fade · boys
82 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1962 at #55 (7,356 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 63 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 63 yrs · run 1912–1969
  • Top 1,000: 129 yrs · run 1880–2008
Share of babies · boys
1 in 281
  • Highest: 1 in 281 boys born in 1962 were named Glenn (0.36%)
  • Latest: 1 in 13,775 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 23.6% of all boys named Glenn (58,714) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s731#136 (1886)#186
1890s1,501#104 (1897)#113
1900s2,122#94 (1901)#104
1910s14,304#84 (1918)#89
1920s25,157#75 (1926)#79
1930s24,222#71 (1930)#79
1940s35,717#61 (1949)#81
1950s58,714#58 (1951)#65
1960s48,095#55 (1962)#78
1970s16,888#109 (1970)#162
1980s10,189#215 (1980)#232
1990s5,908#296 (1990)#409
2000s2,730#591 (2000)#754
2010s1,615#1,023 (2010)#1,164
2020s749#1,359 (2024)#1,442

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Glenn in 1911

girls
#1,372
12 births · 1 in 34,859 girls
boys
#111
343 births · 1 in 659 boys

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #1,372Glenn12

Top boys' names in 1911

  1. #1John13,446
  2. #2William10,593
  3. #3James9,952
  4. #4George6,586
  5. #5Robert6,526
  6. #6Joseph6,488
  7. #7Charles5,725
  8. #8Frank4,314
  9. #9Edward4,164
  10. #10Thomas3,292
  11. #111Glenn343
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 34,859 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 52.2% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #1,300Vonnie13
  2. #1,300Waunita13
  3. #1,300Zita13
  4. #1,372Glenn12
  5. #1,372Agness12
  6. #1,372Alethia12
  7. #1,372Alexandria12
  8. #1,450Ader11
  9. #1,450Aggie11
  10. #1,450Agusta11

Tied with 77 names at #1,372; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,003Laurette#1,935 → #932
  2. ↑ 683Glenda#1,521 → #838
  3. ↑ 680Ana#1,421 → #741
  4. ↑ 623Vilma#1,521 → #898
  5. ↑ 523Emmaline#1,421 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,194Alys#997 → #2,191
  2. ↓ 959Leana#997 → #1,956
  3. ↓ 686Coletta#859 → #1,545
  4. ↓ 686Blossom#970 → #1,656
  5. ↓ 659Otis#997 → #1,656

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

225,970 boys got a published name in 1911; 1 in 659 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 94.4% of the 1,999 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #108Arnold348
  2. #108Nathan348
  3. #110Marion346
  4. #111Glenn343
  5. #112Manuel340
  6. #113Warren338
  7. #113Willard338
Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 900Vincenzo#1,589 → #689
  2. ↑ 900Wyman#1,589 → #689
  3. ↑ 882Rodger#1,589 → #707
  4. ↑ 796Cedric#1,589 → #793
  5. ↑ 796Hughie#1,589 → #793
Fallers
  1. ↓ 881Bertha#859 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 881Arlo#859 → #1,740
  3. ↓ 831Shelton#556 → #1,387
  4. ↓ 812Guss#928 → #1,740
  5. ↓ 812Halley#928 → #1,740

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1911 →