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
#55
1962 · 7,356 births
Debut · boys
1880
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #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 1933

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedAKMaine: #114 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 601 boysMEVermont: #88 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 382 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNHWashington: #59 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 273 boysWAIdaho: #71 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 258 boysIDMontana: #66 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 232 boysMTNorth Dakota: #61 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 226 boysNDMinnesota: #70 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 301 boysMNIllinois: #72 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 395 boysILWisconsin: #56 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 256 boysWIMichigan: #77 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 391 boysMINew York: #126 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 1,018 boysNYMassachusetts: #155 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,983 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedRIOregon: #38 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 164 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNVWyoming: #56 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 212 boysWYSouth Dakota: #67 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 250 boysSDIowa: #68 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 302 boysIAIndiana: #52 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 262 boysINOhio: #43 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 226 boysOHPennsylvania: #49 for boys · 259 births · 1 in 267 boysPANew Jersey: #177 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,043 boysNJConnecticut: #170 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,890 boysCTCalifornia: #87 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 420 boysCAUtah: #72 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 271 boysUTColorado: #66 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 265 boysCONebraska: #78 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 310 boysNEMissouri: #69 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 330 boysMOKentucky: #45 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 245 boysKYWest Virginia: #49 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 248 boysWVVirginia: #73 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 388 boysVAMaryland: #100 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 649 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDEArizona: #124 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 509 boysAZNew Mexico: #144 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 575 boysNMKansas: #63 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 236 boysKSArkansas: #103 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 508 boysARTennessee: #53 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 285 boysTNNorth Carolina: #85 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 416 boysNCSouth Carolina: #234 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,799 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #67 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 292 boysOKLouisiana: #211 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,254 boysLAMississippi: #186 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,171 boysMSAlabama: #99 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 512 boysALGeorgia: #132 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 771 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedHITexas: #79 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 374 boysTXFlorida: #82 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 392 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#38 · 1 in 164
  2. Ohio#43 · 1 in 226
  3. Kentucky#45 · 1 in 245
  4. West Virginia#49 · 1 in 248
  5. Pennsylvania#49 · 1 in 267

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#38311 in 164
Ohio#431911 in 226
Kentucky#451011 in 245
Pennsylvania#492591 in 267
West Virginia#49641 in 248
Indiana#52841 in 262
Tennessee#53851 in 285
Wisconsin#56871 in 256
Wyoming#5671 in 212
Washington#59321 in 273
North Dakota#61251 in 226
Kansas#63561 in 236
Colorado#66291 in 265
Montana#66151 in 232
Oklahoma#67751 in 292
South Dakota#67211 in 250
Iowa#68601 in 302
Missouri#69811 in 330
Minnesota#70641 in 301
Idaho#71131 in 258
Illinois#721251 in 395
Utah#72171 in 271
Virginia#73551 in 388
Michigan#77911 in 391
Nebraska#78331 in 310
Texas#791431 in 374
Florida#82281 in 392
North Carolina#85791 in 416
California#87811 in 420
Vermont#8861 in 382
Alabama#99501 in 512
Maryland#100171 in 649
Arkansas#103341 in 508
Maine#114101 in 601
Arizona#12471 in 509
New York#126821 in 1,018
Georgia#132351 in 771
New Mexico#14481 in 575
Massachusetts#155141 in 1,983
Connecticut#17051 in 1,890
New Jersey#177121 in 2,043
Mississippi#186161 in 1,171
Louisiana#211141 in 1,254
South Carolina#234101 in 1,799
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———

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 1933

girls
#1,513
24 births · 1 in 41,997 girls
boys
#74
2,366 births · 1 in 419 boys

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #1,513Glenn24

Top boys' names in 1933

  1. #1Robert54,221
  2. #2James51,112
  3. #3John46,224
  4. #4William39,049
  5. #5Richard31,331
  6. #6Charles28,991
  7. #7Donald28,450
  8. #8George18,356
  9. #9Joseph17,162
  10. #10Thomas16,508
  11. #74Glenn2,366
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 41,997 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 68.9% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #1,470Sallye25
  2. #1,470Violette25
  3. #1,470Waunita25
  4. #1,513Glenn24
  5. #1,513Arie24
  6. #1,513Bonna24
  7. #1,513Buelah24
  8. #1,552Alla23
  9. #1,552Allen23
  10. #1,552Alverna23

Tied with 38 names at #1,513; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,022Rheta#1,754 → #732
  2. ↑ 930Joellen#1,877 → #947
  3. ↑ 583Veola#1,568 → #985
  4. ↑ 483Sharlene#1,162 → #679
  5. ↑ 475Louetta#1,448 → #973
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Golda#969 → #1,364
  2. ↓ 322Louis#940 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 298Bebe#899 → #1,197
  4. ↓ 291Clyde#998 → #1,289
  5. ↓ 291Mariam#998 → #1,289

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

boys

991,524 boys got a published name in 1933; 1 in 419 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 98.2% of the 4,156 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #71Gordon2,524
  2. #72Jimmie2,491
  3. #73Lloyd2,413
  4. #74Glenn2,366
  5. #75Leo2,352
  6. #76Andrew2,344
  7. #77Edwin2,328
Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 553Neville#1,548 → #995
  2. ↑ 401Cordell#1,286 → #885
  3. ↑ 381Hamilton#1,286 → #905
  4. ↑ 375Delano#677 → #302
  5. ↑ 313Jan#937 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Hoover#793 → #1,361
  2. ↓ 541Porfirio#915 → #1,456
  3. ↓ 424Rosendo#937 → #1,361
  4. ↓ 381Alfonzo#821 → #1,202
  5. ↓ 368Hillard#862 → #1,230

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

See the top 100 for 1933 →