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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #170 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 871 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNHWashington: #406 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,251 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: #359 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,258 boysMNIllinois: #286 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,226 boysILWisconsin: #332 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,677 boysWIMichigan: #217 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,780 boysMINew York: #261 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,823 boysNYMassachusetts: #220 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,303 boysMARhode Island: #148 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,092 boysRIOregon: #251 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,945 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNVWyoming: 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: #320 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,301 boysINOhio: #202 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,698 boysOHPennsylvania: #164 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,335 boysPANew Jersey: #126 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 950 boysNJConnecticut: #167 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,303 boysCTCalifornia: #336 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 2,798 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedUTColorado: #330 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,023 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #237 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,887 boysMOKentucky: #180 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,528 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #206 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,495 boysVAMaryland: #152 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,003 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDEArizona: #356 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,754 boysAZNew Mexico: #272 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,661 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedARTennessee: #318 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,887 boysTNNorth Carolina: #271 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,102 boysNCSouth Carolina: #237 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,474 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #361 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,642 boysDCOklahoma: #257 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,055 boysOKLouisiana: #204 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,064 boysLAMississippi: #338 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,452 boysMSAlabama: #313 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,458 boysALGeorgia: #299 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,355 boysGAHawaii: #150 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 690 boysHITexas: #341 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 2,510 boysTXFlorida: #300 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,127 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#126 · 1 in 950
  2. Rhode Island#148 · 1 in 1,092
  3. Hawaii#150 · 1 in 690
  4. Maryland#152 · 1 in 1,003
  5. Pennsylvania#164 · 1 in 1,335

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#126581 in 950
Rhode Island#14861 in 1,092
Hawaii#150101 in 690
Maryland#152321 in 1,003
Pennsylvania#164611 in 1,335
Connecticut#167171 in 1,303
Alaska#17051 in 871
Kentucky#180161 in 1,528
Ohio#202461 in 1,698
Louisiana#204301 in 1,064
Virginia#206281 in 1,495
Michigan#217391 in 1,780
Massachusetts#220191 in 2,303
Missouri#237201 in 1,887
South Carolina#237161 in 1,474
Oregon#251101 in 1,945
Oklahoma#257101 in 2,055
New York#261741 in 1,823
North Carolina#271221 in 2,102
New Mexico#27271 in 1,661
Illinois#286391 in 2,226
Georgia#299211 in 2,355
Florida#300421 in 2,127
Alabama#313111 in 2,458
Tennessee#318121 in 2,887
Indiana#320121 in 3,301
Colorado#33081 in 3,023
Wisconsin#33291 in 3,677
California#336961 in 2,798
Mississippi#33871 in 2,452
Texas#341591 in 2,510
Arizona#356111 in 2,754
Minnesota#35961 in 5,258
District of Columbia#36181 in 1,642
Washington#40681 in 4,251
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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 1989

girls
#4,848
18 births · 1 in 102,420 girls
boys
#271
912 births · 1 in 2,194 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #4,848Glenn18

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #271Glenn912
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 102,420 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 66.7% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #4,670Vy19
  2. #4,670Yen19
  3. #4,670Zelda19
  4. #4,848Glenn18
  5. #4,848Abigael18
  6. #4,848Abigal18
  7. #4,848Aditi18
  8. #5,049Adriann17
  9. #5,049Aigner17
  10. #5,049Alanah17

Tied with 200 names at #4,848; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,194 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 97.1% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #268Francis921
  2. #269Alfredo917
  3. #270Leonard914
  4. #271Glenn912
  5. #272Cole909
  6. #273Karl908
  7. #274Malcolm905
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →