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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201935peak #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 1935

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedAKMaine: #167 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,045 boysMEVermont: #78 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 352 boysVTNew Hampshire: #65 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 379 boysNHWashington: #71 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 303 boysWAIdaho: #65 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 223 boysIDMontana: #52 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 186 boysMTNorth Dakota: #46 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 187 boysNDMinnesota: #63 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 277 boysMNIllinois: #75 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 412 boysILWisconsin: #56 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 268 boysWIMichigan: #90 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 511 boysMINew York: #126 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 1,012 boysNYMassachusetts: #199 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,521 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedRIOregon: #58 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 222 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNVWyoming: #61 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 226 boysWYSouth Dakota: #88 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 359 boysSDIowa: #81 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 372 boysIAIndiana: #85 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 436 boysINOhio: #43 for boys · 198 births · 1 in 236 boysOHPennsylvania: #52 for boys · 242 births · 1 in 298 boysPANew Jersey: #140 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,359 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #73 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 325 boysCAUtah: #109 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 415 boysUTColorado: #76 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 321 boysCONebraska: #77 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 340 boysNEMissouri: #63 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 276 boysMOKentucky: #62 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 294 boysKYWest Virginia: #64 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 338 boysWVVirginia: #88 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 447 boysVAMaryland: #84 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 442 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDEArizona: #126 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 499 boysAZNew Mexico: #122 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 488 boysNMKansas: #52 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 213 boysKSArkansas: #80 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 346 boysARTennessee: #68 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 327 boysTNNorth Carolina: #62 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 324 boysNCSouth Carolina: #183 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,262 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #62 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 283 boysOKLouisiana: #162 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 865 boysLAMississippi: #195 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,359 boysMSAlabama: #107 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 585 boysALGeorgia: #99 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 511 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedHITexas: #84 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 388 boysTXFlorida: #85 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 387 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Ohio#43 · 1 in 236
  2. North Dakota#46 · 1 in 187
  3. Montana#52 · 1 in 186
  4. Kansas#52 · 1 in 213
  5. Pennsylvania#52 · 1 in 298

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Ohio#431981 in 236
North Dakota#46311 in 187
Kansas#52631 in 213
Montana#52211 in 186
Pennsylvania#522421 in 298
Wisconsin#56881 in 268
Oregon#58251 in 222
Wyoming#6171 in 226
Kentucky#62891 in 294
North Carolina#621091 in 324
Oklahoma#62771 in 283
Minnesota#63721 in 277
Missouri#63971 in 276
West Virginia#64531 in 338
Idaho#65171 in 223
New Hampshire#6581 in 379
Tennessee#68801 in 327
Washington#71321 in 303
California#731131 in 325
Illinois#751261 in 412
Colorado#76261 in 321
Nebraska#77301 in 340
Vermont#7871 in 352
Arkansas#80531 in 346
Iowa#81511 in 372
Maryland#84261 in 442
Texas#841471 in 388
Florida#85321 in 387
Indiana#85541 in 436
South Dakota#88151 in 359
Virginia#88491 in 447
Michigan#90771 in 511
Georgia#99561 in 511
Alabama#107471 in 585
Utah#109121 in 415
New Mexico#122101 in 488
Arizona#12681 in 499
New York#126831 in 1,012
New Jersey#140181 in 1,359
Louisiana#162221 in 865
Maine#16761 in 1,045
South Carolina#183151 in 1,262
Mississippi#195151 in 1,359
Massachusetts#19981 in 3,521
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
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 1935

girls
#1,663
21 births · 1 in 49,932 girls
boys
#78
2,437 births · 1 in 427 boys

Top girls' names in 1935

  1. #1Mary55,076
  2. #2Shirley42,366
  3. #3Barbara30,698
  4. #4Betty28,674
  5. #5Patricia22,879
  6. #6Dorothy19,406
  7. #7Joan18,220
  8. #8Margaret14,727
  9. #9Nancy14,544
  10. #10Helen12,785
  11. #1,663Glenn21

Top boys' names in 1935

  1. #1Robert56,527
  2. #2James55,005
  3. #3John47,509
  4. #4William40,204
  5. #5Richard33,946
  6. #6Charles29,983
  7. #7Donald29,674
  8. #8George18,564
  9. #9Thomas17,684
  10. #10Joseph17,181
  11. #78Glenn2,437
More about 1935

girls

1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 49,932 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 66.0% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #1,606Wayne22
  2. #1,606Wilhelmenia22
  3. #1,606Willis22
  4. #1,663Glenn21
  5. #1,663Aggie21
  6. #1,663Antionette21
  7. #1,663Ara21
  8. #1,720Adah20
  9. #1,720Allen20
  10. #1,720Amber20

Tied with 56 names at #1,663; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
  2. ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
  3. ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
  4. ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
  5. ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 545Marcelina#938 → #1,483
  2. ↓ 456Tomasa#925 → #1,381
  3. ↓ 393Glendora#938 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 388Marceline#993 → #1,381
  5. ↓ 358Rheta#526 → #884

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

boys

1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 427 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 98.1% of the 4,146 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. #75Douglas2,529
  2. #76Floyd2,506
  3. #77Bruce2,447
  4. #78Glenn2,437
  5. #79Theodore2,433
  6. #80Lee2,426
  7. #81Bob2,389
Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,371Darwyn#2,121 → #750
  2. ↑ 678Landon#1,608 → #930
  3. ↑ 678Stafford#1,658 → #980
  4. ↑ 666Lance#1,658 → #992
  5. ↑ 492Delwin#1,461 → #969
Fallers
  1. ↓ 534Estel#792 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 493Gustav#897 → #1,390
  3. ↓ 381Florian#845 → #1,226
  4. ↓ 353Laurie#942 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 342Valentin#931 → #1,273

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

See the top 100 for 1935 →