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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedAKMaine: #165 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,463 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNHWashington: #221 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,960 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #203 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,430 boysMNIllinois: #248 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,904 boysILWisconsin: #336 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,859 boysWIMichigan: #177 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,385 boysMINew York: #210 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,498 boysNYMassachusetts: #174 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,780 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedRIOregon: #189 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,557 boysORNevada: #183 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,221 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedIAIndiana: #169 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,454 boysINOhio: #184 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,780 boysOHPennsylvania: #150 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,284 boysPANew Jersey: #96 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 727 boysNJConnecticut: #193 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,741 boysCTCalifornia: #249 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 1,770 boysCAUtah: #225 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,762 boysUTColorado: #235 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,777 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #206 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,782 boysMOKentucky: #216 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,239 boysKYWest Virginia: #167 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,469 boysWVVirginia: #153 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,057 boysVAMaryland: #182 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,336 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDEArizona: #282 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,070 boysAZNew Mexico: #272 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,627 boysNMKansas: #324 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,487 boysKSArkansas: #289 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,530 boysARTennessee: #213 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,745 boysTNNorth Carolina: #227 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,777 boysNCSouth Carolina: #188 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,144 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #157 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 841 boysDCOklahoma: #294 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,676 boysOKLouisiana: #164 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 854 boysLAMississippi: #283 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,983 boysMSAlabama: #257 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,950 boysALGeorgia: #292 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,452 boysGAHawaii: #140 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 640 boysHITexas: #310 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 2,341 boysTXFlorida: #190 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,207 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#96 · 1 in 727
  2. Hawaii#140 · 1 in 640
  3. Pennsylvania#150 · 1 in 1,284
  4. Virginia#153 · 1 in 1,057
  5. District of Columbia#157 · 1 in 841

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#96611 in 727
Hawaii#140111 in 640
Pennsylvania#150591 in 1,284
Virginia#153341 in 1,057
District of Columbia#15791 in 841
Louisiana#164421 in 854
Maine#16551 in 1,463
West Virginia#16781 in 1,469
Indiana#169261 in 1,454
Massachusetts#174211 in 1,780
Michigan#177461 in 1,385
Maryland#182201 in 1,336
Nevada#18351 in 1,221
Ohio#184431 in 1,780
South Carolina#188181 in 1,144
Oregon#189121 in 1,557
Florida#190591 in 1,207
Connecticut#193111 in 1,741
Minnesota#203131 in 2,430
Missouri#206201 in 1,782
New York#210781 in 1,498
Tennessee#213181 in 1,745
Kentucky#216111 in 2,239
Washington#221161 in 1,960
Utah#225101 in 1,762
North Carolina#227221 in 1,777
Colorado#235141 in 1,777
Illinois#248431 in 1,904
California#2491201 in 1,770
Alabama#257131 in 1,950
New Mexico#27271 in 1,627
Arizona#282121 in 2,070
Mississippi#28391 in 1,983
Arkansas#28961 in 2,530
Georgia#292171 in 2,452
Oklahoma#29491 in 2,676
Texas#310611 in 2,341
Kansas#32451 in 3,487
Wisconsin#33671 in 4,859
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Delaware———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Montana———
Nebraska———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1984

girls
#10,422
5 births · 1 in 336,763 girls
boys
#221
1,023 births · 1 in 1,764 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #10,422Glenn5

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #221Glenn1,023
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 336,763 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 14.4% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #9,144Zia6
  2. #9,144Zissy6
  3. #9,144Zoi6
  4. #10,422Glenn5
  5. #10,422Aamina5
  6. #10,422Abimbola5
  7. #10,422Abrea5

Tied with 1,759 names at #10,422; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 1,764 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 97.0% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #218Steve1,042
  2. #219Levi1,033
  3. #220Dale1,032
  4. #221Glenn1,023
  5. #222Ramon1,017
  6. #223Ivan1,008
  7. #224Eduardo1,003
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →