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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #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 1930

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedAKMaine: #139 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 784 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNHWashington: #55 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 239 boysWAIdaho: #52 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 175 boysIDMontana: #76 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 324 boysMTNorth Dakota: #54 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 185 boysNDMinnesota: #62 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 262 boysMNIllinois: #60 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 325 boysILWisconsin: #44 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 201 boysWIMichigan: #60 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 299 boysMINew York: #128 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 1,073 boysNYMassachusetts: #176 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,621 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedRIOregon: #46 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 173 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNVWyoming: #44 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 157 boysWYSouth Dakota: #50 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 185 boysSDIowa: #58 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 249 boysIAIndiana: #59 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 301 boysINOhio: #30 for boys · 310 births · 1 in 167 boysOHPennsylvania: #48 for boys · 335 births · 1 in 242 boysPANew Jersey: #140 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,455 boysNJConnecticut: #133 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,277 boysCTCalifornia: #96 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 448 boysCAUtah: #81 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 309 boysUTColorado: #59 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 256 boysCONebraska: #65 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 271 boysNEMissouri: #64 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 303 boysMOKentucky: #72 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 372 boysKYWest Virginia: #51 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 291 boysWVVirginia: #95 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 504 boysVAMaryland: #82 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 487 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDEArizona: #85 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 295 boysAZNew Mexico: #137 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 562 boysNMKansas: #61 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 249 boysKSArkansas: #118 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 601 boysARTennessee: #52 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 282 boysTNNorth Carolina: #68 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 370 boysNCSouth Carolina: #164 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 983 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #76 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 314 boysOKLouisiana: #221 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,355 boysLAMississippi: #156 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,069 boysMSAlabama: #126 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 744 boysALGeorgia: #146 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 907 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedHITexas: #108 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 517 boysTXFlorida: #96 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 473 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Ohio#30 · 1 in 167
  2. Wyoming#44 · 1 in 157
  3. Wisconsin#44 · 1 in 201
  4. Oregon#46 · 1 in 173
  5. Pennsylvania#48 · 1 in 242

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Ohio#303101 in 167
Wisconsin#441221 in 201
Wyoming#44101 in 157
Oregon#46321 in 173
Pennsylvania#483351 in 242
South Dakota#50311 in 185
West Virginia#51591 in 291
Idaho#52201 in 175
Tennessee#52891 in 282
North Dakota#54331 in 185
Washington#55401 in 239
Iowa#58781 in 249
Colorado#59331 in 256
Indiana#59851 in 301
Illinois#601781 in 325
Michigan#601421 in 299
Kansas#61601 in 249
Minnesota#62771 in 262
Missouri#64931 in 303
Nebraska#65421 in 271
North Carolina#68901 in 370
Kentucky#72691 in 372
Montana#76121 in 324
Oklahoma#76741 in 314
Utah#81161 in 309
Maryland#82251 in 487
Arizona#85161 in 295
Virginia#95441 in 504
California#96851 in 448
Florida#96251 in 473
Texas#1081141 in 517
Arkansas#118291 in 601
Alabama#126361 in 744
New York#128891 in 1,073
Connecticut#13391 in 1,277
New Mexico#13781 in 562
Maine#13981 in 784
New Jersey#140201 in 1,455
Georgia#146311 in 907
Mississippi#156191 in 1,069
South Carolina#164181 in 983
Massachusetts#176121 in 2,621
Louisiana#221141 in 1,355
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
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 1930

girls
#1,161
41 births · 1 in 27,462 girls
boys
#71
2,758 births · 1 in 398 boys

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #1,161Glenn41

Top boys' names in 1930

  1. #1Robert62,153
  2. #2James53,957
  3. #3John52,447
  4. #4William47,271
  5. #5Richard32,187
  6. #6Charles31,867
  7. #7Donald29,052
  8. #8George22,788
  9. #9Joseph20,981
  10. #10Edward17,352
  11. #71Glenn2,758
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 27,462 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 77.9% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #1,144Savannah42
  2. #1,144Toby42
  3. #1,144Willadean42
  4. #1,161Glenn41
  5. #1,161Angelica41
  6. #1,161Arlys41
  7. #1,161Charity41
  8. #1,181Elia40
  9. #1,181Erline40
  10. #1,181Euna40

Tied with 19 names at #1,161; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 701Claudette#1,642 → #941
  2. ↑ 583Ardeth#1,212 → #629
  3. ↑ 445Julianne#1,339 → #894
  4. ↑ 376Sonja#1,223 → #847
  5. ↑ 374Armida#1,174 → #800
Fallers
  1. ↓ 348Ingrid#941 → #1,289
  2. ↓ 315Coralie#895 → #1,210
  3. ↓ 229Elenor#981 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 229Mammie#981 → #1,210
  5. ↓ 226Sibyl#902 → #1,128

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

boys

1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 398 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 98.4% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #68Don2,922
  2. #69Lloyd2,838
  3. #70Gene2,787
  4. #71Glenn2,758
  5. #72Vernon2,703
  6. #73Clifford2,696
  7. #74Frederick2,694
Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,094Derl#3,959 → #865
  2. ↑ 420Clive#1,378 → #958
  3. ↑ 380Farris#1,272 → #892
  4. ↑ 368Earlie#1,296 → #928
  5. ↑ 357Winton#1,272 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 486Americo#729 → #1,215
  2. ↓ 433Enrico#995 → #1,428
  3. ↓ 371Eliseo#844 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 312Meyer#878 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 304Hilbert#869 → #1,173

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

See the top 100 for 1930 →