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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #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 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedAKMaine: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,210 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,092 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedWIMichigan: #920 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,226 boysMINew York: #1,432 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 15,387 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #783 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,902 boysPANew Jersey: #973 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,923 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,600 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 24,214 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #838 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,026 boysVAMaryland: #578 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,108 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDEArizona: #779 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,656 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #980 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,973 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #556 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,130 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,252 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,804 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedHITexas: #920 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 8,879 boysTXFlorida: #884 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,331 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#556 · 1 in 3,130
  2. Maryland#578 · 1 in 4,108
  3. Arizona#779 · 1 in 6,656
  4. Pennsylvania#783 · 1 in 6,902
  5. Virginia#838 · 1 in 7,026

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#55681 in 3,130
Maryland#57871 in 4,108
Arizona#77961 in 6,656
Pennsylvania#78391 in 6,902
Virginia#83861 in 7,026
Florida#884131 in 7,331
Michigan#92061 in 8,226
Texas#920211 in 8,879
New Jersey#97351 in 8,923
North Carolina#98061 in 8,973
Illinois#1,21061 in 12,092
Georgia#1,25251 in 11,804
New York#1,43271 in 15,387
California#1,600101 in 24,214
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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 2009

boys
#1,063
175 births · 1 in 11,335 boys

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #1,063Glenn175
More about 2009

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 11,335 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 92.7% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #1,059Joan178
  2. #1,061Javen177
  3. #1,061Johann177
  4. #1,063Glenn175
  5. #1,063Bishop175
  6. #1,063Braedyn175
  7. #1,063Cayson175
  8. #1,070Armaan174
  9. #1,070Lathan174
  10. #1,070Treyton174

Tied with 6 names at #1,063; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

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

See the top 100 for 2009 →