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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #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 1969

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #90 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 364 boysAKMaine: #57 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 259 boysMEVermont: #58 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 273 boysVTNew Hampshire: #46 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 195 boysNHWashington: #112 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 585 boysWAIdaho: #121 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 554 boysIDMontana: #99 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 451 boysMTNorth Dakota: #106 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 500 boysNDMinnesota: #112 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 684 boysMNIllinois: #82 for boys · 180 births · 1 in 511 boysILWisconsin: #107 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 667 boysWIMichigan: #111 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 686 boysMINew York: #59 for boys · 421 births · 1 in 359 boysNYMassachusetts: #49 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 308 boysMARhode Island: #54 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 305 boysRIOregon: #121 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 655 boysORNevada: #100 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 444 boysNVWyoming: #116 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 460 boysWYSouth Dakota: #111 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 484 boysSDIowa: #144 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 985 boysIAIndiana: #118 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 704 boysINOhio: #105 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 678 boysOHPennsylvania: #59 for boys · 249 births · 1 in 364 boysPANew Jersey: #48 for boys · 233 births · 1 in 232 boysNJConnecticut: #48 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 257 boysCTCalifornia: #109 for boys · 296 births · 1 in 587 boysCAUtah: #196 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,228 boysUTColorado: #117 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 619 boysCONebraska: #156 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,044 boysNEMissouri: #121 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 714 boysMOKentucky: #77 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 452 boysKYWest Virginia: #86 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 468 boysWVVirginia: #76 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 429 boysVAMaryland: #70 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 443 boysMDDelaware: #78 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 436 boysDEArizona: #153 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 674 boysAZNew Mexico: #159 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 714 boysNMKansas: #135 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 782 boysKSArkansas: #137 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 663 boysARTennessee: #106 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 587 boysTNNorth Carolina: #131 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 745 boysNCSouth Carolina: #110 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 515 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #127 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 704 boysDCOklahoma: #147 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 774 boysOKLouisiana: #105 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 427 boysLAMississippi: #108 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 498 boysMSAlabama: #115 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 578 boysALGeorgia: #120 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 578 boysGAHawaii: #43 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 169 boysHITexas: #155 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 723 boysTXFlorida: #78 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 441 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#43 · 1 in 169
  2. New Hampshire#46 · 1 in 195
  3. New Jersey#48 · 1 in 232
  4. Connecticut#48 · 1 in 257
  5. Massachusetts#49 · 1 in 308

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#43381 in 169
New Hampshire#46291 in 195
Connecticut#48881 in 257
New Jersey#482331 in 232
Massachusetts#491491 in 308
Rhode Island#54241 in 305
Maine#57301 in 259
Vermont#58121 in 273
New York#594211 in 359
Pennsylvania#592491 in 364
Maryland#70641 in 443
Virginia#76861 in 429
Kentucky#77611 in 452
Delaware#78101 in 436
Florida#781141 in 441
Illinois#821801 in 511
West Virginia#86291 in 468
Alaska#9081 in 364
Montana#99111 in 451
Nevada#10081 in 444
Louisiana#105801 in 427
Ohio#1051361 in 678
North Dakota#106101 in 500
Tennessee#106581 in 587
Wisconsin#107531 in 667
Mississippi#108421 in 498
California#1092961 in 587
South Carolina#110441 in 515
Michigan#1111141 in 686
South Dakota#111101 in 484
Minnesota#112461 in 684
Washington#112471 in 585
Alabama#115511 in 578
Wyoming#11651 in 460
Colorado#117301 in 619
Indiana#118641 in 704
Georgia#120741 in 578
Idaho#121101 in 554
Missouri#121541 in 714
Oregon#121241 in 655
District of Columbia#127171 in 704
North Carolina#131591 in 745
Kansas#135211 in 782
Arkansas#137231 in 663
Iowa#144231 in 985
Oklahoma#147251 in 774
Arizona#153231 in 674
Texas#1551511 in 723
Nebraska#156111 in 1,044
New Mexico#159131 in 714
Utah#19691 in 1,228

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 1969

girls
#3,012
20 births · 1 in 84,351 girls
boys
#88
3,467 births · 1 in 516 boys

Top girls' names in 1969

  1. #1Lisa45,028
  2. #2Michelle34,319
  3. #3Jennifer33,705
  4. #4Kimberly33,077
  5. #5Melissa23,018
  6. #6Amy21,464
  7. #7Angela21,060
  8. #8Mary19,850
  9. #9Tammy19,053
  10. #10Laura17,922
  11. #3,012Glenn20

Top boys' names in 1969

  1. #1Michael85,162
  2. #2David63,672
  3. #3James59,886
  4. #4John58,732
  5. #5Robert58,300
  6. #6William37,607
  7. #7Christopher35,672
  8. #8Mark33,388
  9. #9Brian31,669
  10. #10Richard31,085
  11. #88Glenn3,467
More about 1969

girls

1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 84,351 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 65.4% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #2,917Wenda21
  2. #2,917Wynne21
  3. #2,917Yvonna21
  4. #3,012Glenn20
  5. #3,012Angelee20
  6. #3,012Angelette20
  7. #3,012Asha20
  8. #3,102Adrain19
  9. #3,102Aleisha19
  10. #3,102Andi19

Tied with 89 names at #3,012; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,462Shani#2,126 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,203Julissa#2,164 → #961
  3. ↑ 1,133Chelsea#1,834 → #701
  4. ↑ 667Latasha#1,519 → #852
  5. ↑ 549Britt#1,519 → #970
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Tamiko#552 → #1,007
  2. ↓ 345Alesia#697 → #1,042
  3. ↓ 324Vickey#966 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 308Bettina#746 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 293Cammie#846 → #1,139

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

boys

1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 516 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 98.3% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #85Randall3,562
  2. #86Philip3,540
  3. #87Shane3,531
  4. #88Glenn3,467
  5. #89Dean3,445
  6. #90Ricky3,415
  7. #91Benjamin3,379
Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,735Dedric#2,735 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 780Jameson#1,731 → #951
  3. ↑ 589Torrey#1,393 → #804
  4. ↑ 549Jamison#1,258 → #709
  5. ↑ 534Jemal#1,083 → #549
Fallers
  1. ↓ 449Artis#877 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 410Kennedy#986 → #1,396
  3. ↓ 408Alfie#968 → #1,376
  4. ↓ 360Micky#861 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 356Montgomery#946 → #1,302

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

See the top 100 for 1969 →