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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #55, 1962boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedAKMaine: #112 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 570 boysMEVermont: #79 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 387 boysVTNew Hampshire: #104 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 615 boysNHWashington: #86 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 397 boysWAIdaho: #70 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 266 boysIDMontana: #60 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 229 boysMTNorth Dakota: #41 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 160 boysNDMinnesota: #73 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 311 boysMNIllinois: #80 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 439 boysILWisconsin: #53 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 254 boysWIMichigan: #72 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 370 boysMINew York: #129 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,085 boysNYMassachusetts: #172 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,365 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedRIOregon: #43 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 185 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNVWyoming: #81 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 307 boysWYSouth Dakota: #69 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 255 boysSDIowa: #70 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 296 boysIAIndiana: #72 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 382 boysINOhio: #43 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 233 boysOHPennsylvania: #53 for boys · 229 births · 1 in 309 boysPANew Jersey: #175 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,993 boysNJConnecticut: #138 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,370 boysCTCalifornia: #85 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 395 boysCAUtah: #116 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 474 boysUTColorado: #54 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 213 boysCONebraska: #72 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 307 boysNEMissouri: #81 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 423 boysMOKentucky: #65 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 308 boysKYWest Virginia: #68 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 337 boysWVVirginia: #83 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 412 boysVAMaryland: #79 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 470 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDEArizona: #140 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 543 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNMKansas: #50 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 212 boysKSArkansas: #119 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 645 boysARTennessee: #59 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 304 boysTNNorth Carolina: #61 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 326 boysNCSouth Carolina: #142 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 840 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #73 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 320 boysOKLouisiana: #128 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 612 boysLAMississippi: #198 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,307 boysMSAlabama: #118 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 678 boysALGeorgia: #109 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 576 boysGAHawaii: #103 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 616 boysHITexas: #98 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 441 boysTXFlorida: #119 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 616 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#41 · 1 in 160
  2. Oregon#43 · 1 in 185
  3. Ohio#43 · 1 in 233
  4. Kansas#50 · 1 in 212
  5. Wisconsin#53 · 1 in 254

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#41371 in 160
Ohio#431971 in 233
Oregon#43291 in 185
Kansas#50651 in 212
Pennsylvania#532291 in 309
Wisconsin#53911 in 254
Colorado#54381 in 213
Tennessee#59841 in 304
Montana#60171 in 229
North Carolina#611061 in 326
Kentucky#65861 in 308
West Virginia#68531 in 337
South Dakota#69211 in 255
Idaho#70141 in 266
Iowa#70641 in 296
Indiana#72601 in 382
Michigan#721011 in 370
Nebraska#72351 in 307
Minnesota#73641 in 311
Oklahoma#73711 in 320
Maryland#79241 in 470
Vermont#7961 in 387
Illinois#801161 in 439
Missouri#81651 in 423
Wyoming#8151 in 307
Virginia#83531 in 412
California#85901 in 395
Washington#86241 in 397
Texas#981321 in 441
Hawaii#10351 in 616
New Hampshire#10451 in 615
Georgia#109501 in 576
Maine#112111 in 570
Utah#116101 in 474
Alabama#118411 in 678
Arkansas#119281 in 645
Florida#119191 in 616
Louisiana#128311 in 612
New York#129771 in 1,085
Connecticut#13871 in 1,370
Arizona#14071 in 543
South Carolina#142231 in 840
Massachusetts#172121 in 2,365
New Jersey#175121 in 1,993
Mississippi#198151 in 1,307
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Nevada———
New Mexico———
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 1934

girls
#1,440
26 births · 1 in 40,163 girls
boys
#81
2,341 births · 1 in 441 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #1,440Glenn26

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #81Glenn2,341
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 40,163 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 71.0% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #1,409Vertie27
  2. #1,409Veta27
  3. #1,409Violette27
  4. #1,440Glenn26
  5. #1,440Allison26
  6. #1,440Angelica26
  7. #1,440Arbutus26
  8. #1,481Albertine25
  9. #1,481Arnetta25
  10. #1,481Audrie25

Tied with 40 names at #1,440; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 441 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 98.1% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #78Bruce2,401
  2. #79Lee2,378
  3. #80Edwin2,347
  4. #81Glenn2,341
  5. #82Lloyd2,339
  6. #83Johnny2,336
  7. #84Clyde2,323
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →