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
- Peak · boys
- 1962 · 7,356 births
- Debut · boys
- 43 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 63 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 248,642since 1880
Glenn over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,443 | 124 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,359 | 139 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,576 | 110 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,433 | 127 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,442 | 125 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,398 | 124 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,394 | 127 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,234 | 150 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,272 | 143 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,124 | 173 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,141 | 165 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,166 | 161 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,115 | 163 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,052 | 181 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,118 | 163 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,023 | 189 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,063 | 175 | |
| 2008 | — | #865 | 246 | |
| 2007 | — | #825 | 260 | |
| 2006 | — | #847 | 237 | |
| 2005 | — | #760 | 261 | |
| 2004 | — | #677 | 297 | |
| 2003 | — | #669 | 296 | |
| 2002 | — | #616 | 321 | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #627 | 302 |
| 2000 | — | #591 | 335 | |
| 1999 | #7,716 | 12 | #527 | 397 |
| 1998 | — | #495 | 440 | |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #470 | 461 |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | #455 | 483 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #430 | 529 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #411 | 554 |
| 1993 | #5,419 | 17 | #361 | 653 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #343 | 696 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #305 | 843 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #296 | 852 |
| 1989 | #4,848 | 18 | #271 | 912 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #254 | 926 |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | #237 | 988 |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | #236 | 982 |
| 1985 | #3,983 | 20 | #229 | 1,004 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #221 | 1,023 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #222 | 1,016 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #218 | 1,088 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #221 | 1,107 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | #215 | 1,143 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #213 | 1,118 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #200 | 1,120 |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | #188 | 1,245 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #176 | 1,317 |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | #170 | 1,383 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 | #158 | 1,542 |
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 | #146 | 1,702 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 | #134 | 1,979 |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | #127 | 2,474 |
| 1970 | #2,938 | 23 | #109 | 3,008 |
| 1969 | #3,012 | 20 | #88 | 3,467 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | #92 | 3,246 |
| 1967 | #3,211 | 16 | #91 | 3,440 |
| 1966 | #2,407 | 25 | #90 | 3,668 |
| 1965 | #3,402 | 14 | #85 | 4,355 |
| 1964 | #2,675 | 22 | #81 | 4,752 |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | #64 | 5,977 |
| 1962 | #2,031 | 33 | #55 | 7,356 |
| 1961 | #2,036 | 33 | #64 | 6,271 |
| 1960 | #2,573 | 22 | #74 | 5,563 |
| 1959 | #1,765 | 39 | #80 | 5,352 |
| 1958 | #2,167 | 27 | #76 | 5,462 |
| 1957 | #1,869 | 34 | #62 | 6,267 |
| 1956 | #1,738 | 37 | #61 | 6,196 |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 | #59 | 6,258 |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 20 | #63 | 6,240 |
| 1953 | #1,872 | 29 | #67 | 5,726 |
| 1952 | #2,266 | 21 | #61 | 5,945 |
| 1951 | #1,968 | 25 | #58 | 5,803 |
| 1950 | #1,679 | 31 | #59 | 5,465 |
| 1949 | #1,917 | 25 | #61 | 5,415 |
| 1948 | #1,576 | 35 | #73 | 4,740 |
| 1947 | #1,946 | 25 | #70 | 5,157 |
| 1946 | #1,808 | 25 | #81 | 3,892 |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | #93 | 2,734 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | #88 | 2,849 |
| 1943 | #1,442 | 33 | #85 | 3,054 |
| 1942 | #1,706 | 24 | #88 | 2,888 |
| 1941 | #1,649 | 23 | #86 | 2,523 |
| 1940 | #2,109 | 15 | #83 | 2,465 |
| 1939 | #2,206 | 14 | #87 | 2,303 |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 | #83 | 2,367 |
| 1937 | #1,451 | 26 | #88 | 2,263 |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | #80 | 2,328 |
| 1935 | #1,663 | 21 | #78 | 2,437 |
| 1934 | #1,440 | 26 | #81 | 2,341 |
| 1933 | #1,513 | 24 | #74 | 2,366 |
| 1932 | #1,877 | 18 | #77 | 2,435 |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 | #72 | 2,624 |
| 1930 | #1,161 | 41 | #71 | 2,758 |
| 1929 | #1,195 | 39 | #80 | 2,433 |
| 1928 | #1,502 | 28 | #76 | 2,603 |
| 1927 | #1,303 | 37 | #76 | 2,670 |
| 1926 | #1,589 | 27 | #75 | 2,635 |
| 1925 | #1,101 | 48 | #77 | 2,611 |
| 1924 | #1,503 | 31 | #79 | 2,586 |
| 1923 | #1,267 | 38 | #84 | 2,370 |
| 1922 | #2,027 | 19 | #79 | 2,425 |
| 1921 | #1,437 | 32 | #80 | 2,449 |
| 1920 | #1,626 | 26 | #80 | 2,375 |
| 1919 | #1,855 | 20 | #84 | 2,153 |
| 1918 | #1,497 | 28 | #84 | 2,253 |
| 1917 | #1,431 | 27 | #86 | 1,997 |
| 1916 | #1,227 | 34 | #84 | 1,970 |
| 1915 | #1,339 | 28 | #87 | 1,842 |
| 1914 | #1,385 | 21 | #91 | 1,327 |
| 1913 | #1,274 | 20 | #85 | 1,122 |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | #84 | 948 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | #111 | 343 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #97 | 349 |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | #103 | 261 |
| 1908 | #970 | 17 | #103 | 247 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | #104 | 234 |
| 1906 | #1,043 | 13 | #98 | 217 |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | #113 | 189 |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | #99 | 217 |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #97 | 198 |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | #106 | 185 |
| 1901 | #1,067 | 10 | #94 | 180 |
| 1900 | #833 | 20 | #118 | 194 |
| 1899 | #935 | 12 | #107 | 161 |
| 1898 | #1,009 | 12 | #108 | 178 |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | #104 | 171 |
| 1896 | #903 | 13 | #107 | 174 |
| 1895 | #638 | 23 | #113 | 150 |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | #114 | 142 |
| 1893 | #1,175 | 7 | #122 | 131 |
| 1892 | #908 | 11 | #121 | 139 |
| 1891 | #796 | 12 | #108 | 138 |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | #123 | 117 |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | #140 | 103 |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | #139 | 110 |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | #148 | 86 |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | #136 | 99 |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 | #192 | 68 |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | #213 | 61 |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | #182 | 65 |
| 1882 | — | #231 | 51 | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | #224 | 45 |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | #252 | 43 |
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 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Rhode Island#95 · 1 in 631
- Maine#135 · 1 in 910
- New Hampshire#143 · 1 in 1,284
- Delaware#144 · 1 in 884
- New Jersey#145 · 1 in 1,095
Best ever in a state: #8 in Hawaii, 1947.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #95 | 10 | 1 in 631 |
| Maine | #135 | 8 | 1 in 910 |
| New Hampshire | #143 | 6 | 1 in 1,284 |
| Delaware | #144 | 5 | 1 in 884 |
| New Jersey | #145 | 47 | 1 in 1,095 |
| Maryland | #147 | 31 | 1 in 989 |
| West Virginia | #170 | 7 | 1 in 1,478 |
| Kentucky | #182 | 15 | 1 in 1,574 |
| Massachusetts | #183 | 24 | 1 in 1,728 |
| Pennsylvania | #188 | 50 | 1 in 1,582 |
| North Carolina | #209 | 28 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Georgia | #211 | 35 | 1 in 1,334 |
| Tennessee | #216 | 19 | 1 in 1,782 |
| Missouri | #217 | 20 | 1 in 1,826 |
| Louisiana | #220 | 26 | 1 in 1,215 |
| Illinois | #227 | 54 | 1 in 1,545 |
| New York | #228 | 81 | 1 in 1,601 |
| Indiana | #229 | 18 | 1 in 2,155 |
| Nebraska | #232 | 5 | 1 in 2,176 |
| Virginia | #232 | 23 | 1 in 1,745 |
| Michigan | #234 | 30 | 1 in 2,156 |
| Kansas | #238 | 9 | 1 in 1,853 |
| Ohio | #239 | 32 | 1 in 2,404 |
| South Carolina | #255 | 13 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Iowa | #265 | 6 | 1 in 2,949 |
| Florida | #269 | 45 | 1 in 1,877 |
| Minnesota | #270 | 9 | 1 in 3,406 |
| Wisconsin | #279 | 10 | 1 in 3,240 |
| Mississippi | #292 | 8 | 1 in 2,048 |
| Texas | #294 | 71 | 1 in 2,030 |
| New Mexico | #296 | 6 | 1 in 1,906 |
| Arizona | #297 | 14 | 1 in 2,104 |
| Colorado | #324 | 8 | 1 in 3,018 |
| California | #331 | 94 | 1 in 2,683 |
| Connecticut | #352 | 5 | 1 in 4,341 |
| Utah | #355 | 5 | 1 in 3,252 |
| Alabama | #389 | 7 | 1 in 3,689 |
| Oklahoma | #412 | 5 | 1 in 4,148 |
| Washington | #467 | 6 | 1 in 5,433 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1962 at #55 (7,356 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 63 yrs · run 1912–1969
- Top 1,000: 129 yrs · run 1880–2008
- Highest: 1 in 281 boys born in 1962 were named Glenn (0.36%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,775 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 23.6% of all boys named Glenn (58,714) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 731 | #136 (1886) | #186 |
| 1890s | 1,501 | #104 (1897) | #113 |
| 1900s | 2,122 | #94 (1901) | #104 |
| 1910s | 14,304 | #84 (1918) | #89 |
| 1920s | 25,157 | #75 (1926) | #79 |
| 1930s | 24,222 | #71 (1930) | #79 |
| 1940s | 35,717 | #61 (1949) | #81 |
| 1950s | 58,714 | #58 (1951) | #65 |
| 1960s | 48,095 | #55 (1962) | #78 |
| 1970s | 16,888 | #109 (1970) | #162 |
| 1980s | 10,189 | #215 (1980) | #232 |
| 1990s | 5,908 | #296 (1990) | #409 |
| 2000s | 2,730 | #591 (2000) | #754 |
| 2010s | 1,615 | #1,023 (2010) | #1,164 |
| 2020s | 749 | #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 1988
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 161,896 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 52.0% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,277Yaminah12
- #6,277Youa12
- #6,277Yumi12
- #6,666Glenn11
- #6,666Abbe11
- #6,666Abriana11
- #6,666Adeola11
- #7,111Aaisha10
- #7,111Abigal10
- #7,111Adah10
Tied with 444 names at #6,666; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 2,067 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 97.0% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.