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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #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 1947

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedAKMaine: #67 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 358 boysMEVermont: #50 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 209 boysVTNew Hampshire: #67 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 401 boysNHWashington: #69 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 336 boysWAIdaho: #87 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 378 boysIDMontana: #69 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 341 boysMTNorth Dakota: #63 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 298 boysNDMinnesota: #72 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 398 boysMNIllinois: #53 for boys · 317 births · 1 in 294 boysILWisconsin: #51 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 301 boysWIMichigan: #71 for boys · 201 births · 1 in 379 boysMINew York: #74 for boys · 394 births · 1 in 401 boysNYMassachusetts: #67 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 421 boysMARhode Island: #72 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 498 boysRIOregon: #85 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 424 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNVWyoming: #61 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 236 boysWYSouth Dakota: #102 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 551 boysSDIowa: #85 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 496 boysIAIndiana: #81 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 501 boysINOhio: #65 for boys · 249 births · 1 in 381 boysOHPennsylvania: #58 for boys · 422 births · 1 in 281 boysPANew Jersey: #55 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 236 boysNJConnecticut: #64 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 304 boysCTCalifornia: #67 for boys · 356 births · 1 in 335 boysCAUtah: #106 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 549 boysUTColorado: #82 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 416 boysCONebraska: #101 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 541 boysNEMissouri: #79 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 412 boysMOKentucky: #51 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 256 boysKYWest Virginia: #83 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 452 boysWVVirginia: #70 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 351 boysVAMaryland: #64 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 308 boysMDDelaware: #51 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 235 boysDEArizona: #114 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 511 boysAZNew Mexico: #186 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 998 boysNMKansas: #70 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 352 boysKSArkansas: #90 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 437 boysARTennessee: #56 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 290 boysTNNorth Carolina: #67 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 331 boysNCSouth Carolina: #89 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 436 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #71 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 338 boysDCOklahoma: #73 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 356 boysOKLouisiana: #42 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 197 boysLAMississippi: #84 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 456 boysMSAlabama: #62 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 341 boysALGeorgia: #81 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 437 boysGAHawaii: #8 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 40 boysHITexas: #85 for boys · 227 births · 1 in 432 boysTXFlorida: #61 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 300 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#8 · 1 in 40
  2. Louisiana#42 · 1 in 197
  3. Vermont#50 · 1 in 209
  4. Delaware#51 · 1 in 235
  5. Kentucky#51 · 1 in 256

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#81521 in 40
Louisiana#421731 in 197
Vermont#50191 in 209
Delaware#51141 in 235
Kentucky#511471 in 256
Wisconsin#511301 in 301
Illinois#533171 in 294
New Jersey#552101 in 236
Tennessee#561451 in 290
Pennsylvania#584221 in 281
Florida#61961 in 300
Wyoming#61121 in 236
Alabama#621171 in 341
North Dakota#63251 in 298
Connecticut#64691 in 304
Maryland#64831 in 308
Ohio#652491 in 381
California#673561 in 335
Maine#67301 in 358
Massachusetts#671241 in 421
New Hampshire#67151 in 401
North Carolina#671611 in 331
Montana#69191 in 341
Washington#69821 in 336
Kansas#70571 in 352
Virginia#701091 in 351
District of Columbia#71371 in 338
Michigan#712011 in 379
Minnesota#72881 in 398
Rhode Island#72171 in 498
Oklahoma#73701 in 356
New York#743941 in 401
Missouri#791061 in 412
Georgia#811031 in 437
Indiana#81901 in 501
Colorado#82371 in 416
West Virginia#83581 in 452
Mississippi#84641 in 456
Iowa#85611 in 496
Oregon#85401 in 424
Texas#852271 in 432
Idaho#87181 in 378
South Carolina#89661 in 436
Arkansas#90551 in 437
Nebraska#101271 in 541
South Dakota#102131 in 551
Utah#106181 in 549
Arizona#114181 in 511
New Mexico#18691 in 998
Alaska———
Nevada———

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 1947

girls
#1,946
25 births · 1 in 70,911 girls
boys
#70
5,157 births · 1 in 355 boys

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #1,946Glenn25

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #70Glenn5,157
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 70,911 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 68.1% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #1,897Vernon26
  2. #1,897Wenda26
  3. #1,897Wylene26
  4. #1,946Glenn25
  5. #1,946Alfredia25
  6. #1,946Alyson25
  7. #1,946Arden25
  8. #1,993Adriane24
  9. #1,993Allen24
  10. #1,993Alona24

Tied with 46 names at #1,946; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 417Michaele#1,276 → #859
  2. ↑ 385Carlotta#997 → #612
  3. ↑ 332Ricki#1,290 → #958
  4. ↑ 300Daria#1,220 → #920
  5. ↑ 290Ivy#1,087 → #797
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Merlene#961 → #1,302
  2. ↓ 285Beatriz#985 → #1,270
  3. ↓ 276Ruthanne#874 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 253Estela#897 → #1,150
  5. ↓ 242Verla#885 → #1,127

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

boys

1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 355 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 98.4% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #67Stanley5,501
  2. #68Barry5,472
  3. #69Russell5,270
  4. #70Glenn5,157
  5. #71Leonard5,155
  6. #72Samuel5,110
  7. #73Allen5,075
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,271Brock#2,271 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 586Shawn#1,509 → #923
  3. ↑ 500Jed#1,475 → #975
  4. ↑ 358Jody#935 → #577
  5. ↑ 355Deryl#1,355 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 497Hurley#952 → #1,449
  2. ↓ 393Prentice#878 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 362Darvin#935 → #1,297
  4. ↓ 310Lary#826 → #1,136
  5. ↓ 303Judith#856 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1947 →