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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201914peak #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 1914

  • 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: #59 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 289 boysWAIdaho: #55 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 186 boysIDMontana: #58 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 228 boysMTNorth Dakota: #59 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 175 boysNDMinnesota: #68 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 274 boysMNIllinois: #68 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 335 boysILWisconsin: #92 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 401 boysWIMichigan: #76 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 350 boysMINew York: #149 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,323 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedRIOregon: #53 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 199 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNVWyoming: #25 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 80 boysWYSouth Dakota: #53 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 176 boysSDIowa: #43 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 159 boysIAIndiana: #41 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 183 boysINOhio: #54 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 254 boysOHPennsylvania: #75 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 454 boysPANew Jersey: #218 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,006 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #71 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 364 boysCAUtah: #68 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 228 boysUTColorado: #74 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 317 boysCONebraska: #46 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 163 boysNEMissouri: #67 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 276 boysMOKentucky: #125 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 665 boysKYWest Virginia: #76 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 365 boysWVVirginia: #125 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 696 boysVAMaryland: 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: #86 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 307 boysNMKansas: #45 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 170 boysKSArkansas: #121 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 591 boysARTennessee: #81 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 445 boysTNNorth Carolina: #82 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 478 boysNCSouth Carolina: #241 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,856 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #61 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 228 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedLAMississippi: #229 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,579 boysMSAlabama: #141 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 785 boysALGeorgia: #178 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,167 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedHITexas: #123 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 595 boysTXFlorida: #137 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 709 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#25 · 1 in 80
  2. Indiana#41 · 1 in 183
  3. Iowa#43 · 1 in 159
  4. Kansas#45 · 1 in 170
  5. Nebraska#46 · 1 in 163

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#2571 in 80
Indiana#41791 in 183
Iowa#43741 in 159
Kansas#45501 in 170
Nebraska#46441 in 163
Oregon#53161 in 199
South Dakota#53191 in 176
Ohio#541111 in 254
Idaho#55111 in 186
Montana#58121 in 228
North Dakota#59221 in 175
Washington#59181 in 289
Oklahoma#61471 in 228
Missouri#67621 in 276
Illinois#681051 in 335
Minnesota#68431 in 274
Utah#68121 in 228
California#71361 in 364
Colorado#74131 in 317
Pennsylvania#751231 in 454
Michigan#76441 in 350
West Virginia#76221 in 365
Tennessee#81301 in 445
North Carolina#82401 in 478
New Mexico#8661 in 307
Wisconsin#92331 in 401
Arkansas#121171 in 591
Texas#123491 in 595
Kentucky#125201 in 665
Virginia#125201 in 696
Florida#13791 in 709
Alabama#141201 in 785
New York#149481 in 1,323
Georgia#178181 in 1,167
New Jersey#21861 in 3,006
Mississippi#22981 in 1,579
South Carolina#24171 in 1,856
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Arizona———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

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 1914

girls
#1,385
21 births · 1 in 36,266 girls
boys
#91
1,327 births · 1 in 493 boys

Top girls' names in 1914

  1. #1Mary45,346
  2. #2Helen23,221
  3. #3Dorothy18,782
  4. #4Margaret17,763
  5. #5Ruth15,839
  6. #6Anna11,865
  7. #7Mildred11,649
  8. #8Elizabeth11,367
  9. #9Frances9,677
  10. #10Marie8,829
  11. #1,385Glenn21

Top boys' names in 1914

  1. #1John37,947
  2. #2William29,753
  3. #3James26,262
  4. #4Robert21,188
  5. #5Joseph18,829
  6. #6George17,602
  7. #7Charles16,937
  8. #8Edward12,319
  9. #9Frank12,002
  10. #10Walter8,962
  11. #91Glenn1,327
More about 1914

girls

761,581 girls got a published name in 1914; 1 in 36,266 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 67.1% of the 4,206 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #1,344Veola22
  2. #1,344Vernon22
  3. #1,344Zelpha22
  4. #1,385Glenn21
  5. #1,385Aleene21
  6. #1,385Alverda21
  7. #1,385Ammie21
  8. #1,444Albena20
  9. #1,444Arrie20
  10. #1,444Audrie20

Tied with 58 names at #1,385; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. ↑ 589Rilla#1,358 → #769
  2. ↑ 587Venita#1,465 → #878
  3. ↑ 509Orene#1,465 → #956
  4. ↑ 486Vonnie#1,405 → #919
  5. ↑ 463Kathlyn#1,020 → #557
Fallers
  1. ↓ 837Christena#981 → #1,818
  2. ↓ 642Tiny#961 → #1,603
  3. ↓ 504Dominga#881 → #1,385
  4. ↓ 504Florrie#881 → #1,385
  5. ↓ 419Veola#925 → #1,344

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

boys

654,762 boys got a published name in 1914; 1 in 493 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 97.6% of the 3,759 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #88Gordon1,355
  2. #89Sidney1,337
  3. #90Everett1,336
  4. #91Glenn1,327
  5. #92Willard1,302
  6. #93Claude1,284
  7. #94Maurice1,256
Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. ↑ 817Gilmore#1,803 → #986
  2. ↑ 647Santos#1,580 → #933
  3. ↑ 546Lorenza#1,365 → #819
  4. ↑ 534Bobby#1,441 → #907
  5. ↑ 534Gino#1,441 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 918Bernardo#950 → #1,868
  2. ↓ 692Eston#995 → #1,687
  3. ↓ 692Rolf#995 → #1,687
  4. ↓ 613Orson#995 → #1,608
  5. ↓ 458West#930 → #1,388

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

See the top 100 for 1914 →