Glenna
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · Last seen for boys in 1940 at #3,459
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1931 · 564 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 25,624since 1880
Glenna over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Glenna has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #11,932 | 7 | — | |
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 | — | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | — | |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | — | |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | — | |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | — | |
| 2017 | #9,341 | 11 | — | |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 | — | |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | — | |
| 2014 | #8,966 | 12 | — | |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | — | |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | — | |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | — | |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | — | |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | — | |
| 2008 | #10,807 | 10 | — | |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | — | |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | — | |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | — | |
| 2004 | #5,969 | 20 | — | |
| 2003 | #6,299 | 18 | — | |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,619 | 16 | — | |
| 2000 | #5,491 | 20 | — | |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,831 | 30 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,626 | 31 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,632 | 30 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,492 | 31 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,701 | 45 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,825 | 42 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,920 | 40 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,843 | 41 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,957 | 38 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,278 | 52 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,274 | 49 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,065 | 53 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,079 | 51 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,203 | 47 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,299 | 42 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,310 | 41 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,220 | 45 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,085 | 49 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,785 | 61 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,753 | 62 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,893 | 52 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,440 | 77 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,286 | 85 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,162 | 99 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,252 | 87 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,185 | 91 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,006 | 117 | — | |
| 1971 | #911 | 143 | — | |
| 1970 | #961 | 132 | — | |
| 1969 | #881 | 142 | — | |
| 1968 | #879 | 137 | — | |
| 1967 | #779 | 161 | — | |
| 1966 | #803 | 152 | — | |
| 1965 | #774 | 164 | — | |
| 1964 | #714 | 210 | — | |
| 1963 | #651 | 241 | — | |
| 1962 | #570 | 298 | — | |
| 1961 | #633 | 258 | — | |
| 1960 | #585 | 286 | — | |
| 1959 | #567 | 297 | — | |
| 1958 | #553 | 310 | — | |
| 1957 | #532 | 324 | — | |
| 1956 | #458 | 404 | — | |
| 1955 | #410 | 461 | — | |
| 1954 | #379 | 521 | — | |
| 1953 | #365 | 539 | — | |
| 1952 | #342 | 583 | — | |
| 1951 | #310 | 645 | — | |
| 1950 | #317 | 600 | — | |
| 1949 | #327 | 567 | — | |
| 1948 | #321 | 587 | — | |
| 1947 | #312 | 613 | — | |
| 1946 | #323 | 530 | — | |
| 1945 | #318 | 453 | — | |
| 1944 | #298 | 512 | — | |
| 1943 | #311 | 500 | — | |
| 1942 | #309 | 489 | — | |
| 1941 | #299 | 463 | — | |
| 1940 | #294 | 463 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #292 | 456 | — | |
| 1938 | #291 | 463 | — | |
| 1937 | #277 | 499 | — | |
| 1936 | #296 | 425 | — | |
| 1935 | #278 | 479 | — | |
| 1934 | #270 | 516 | — | |
| 1933 | #276 | 504 | — | |
| 1932 | #273 | 515 | — | |
| 1931 | #256 | 564 | — | |
| 1930 | #268 | 555 | — | |
| 1929 | #305 | 477 | — | |
| 1928 | #289 | 519 | — | |
| 1927 | #325 | 429 | — | |
| 1926 | #306 | 467 | — | |
| 1925 | #329 | 410 | — | |
| 1924 | #337 | 399 | — | |
| 1923 | #327 | 391 | — | |
| 1922 | #365 | 330 | — | |
| 1921 | #371 | 328 | — | |
| 1920 | #406 | 268 | — | |
| 1919 | #390 | 275 | — | |
| 1918 | #393 | 276 | — | |
| 1917 | #401 | 249 | — | |
| 1916 | #420 | 221 | — | |
| 1915 | #453 | 185 | — | |
| 1914 | #449 | 149 | — | |
| 1913 | #472 | 113 | — | |
| 1912 | #485 | 97 | — | |
| 1911 | #487 | 72 | — | |
| 1910 | #500 | 66 | — | |
| 1909 | #477 | 62 | — | |
| 1908 | #503 | 52 | — | |
| 1907 | #572 | 41 | — | |
| 1906 | #492 | 49 | — | |
| 1905 | #497 | 46 | — | |
| 1904 | #445 | 53 | — | |
| 1903 | #451 | 50 | — | |
| 1902 | #490 | 41 | — | |
| 1901 | #538 | 32 | — | |
| 1900 | #504 | 45 | — | |
| 1899 | #408 | 51 | — | |
| 1898 | #461 | 45 | — | |
| 1897 | #408 | 51 | — | |
| 1896 | #440 | 43 | — | |
| 1895 | #471 | 38 | — | |
| 1894 | #597 | 24 | — | |
| 1893 | #473 | 32 | — | |
| 1892 | #540 | 26 | — | |
| 1891 | #608 | 19 | — | |
| 1890 | #538 | 24 | — | |
| 1889 | #567 | 20 | — | |
| 1888 | #503 | 25 | — | |
| 1887 | #560 | 16 | — | |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | — | |
| 1885 | #446 | 22 | — | |
| 1884 | #731 | 9 | — | |
| 1883 | #615 | 10 | — | |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | #679 | 7 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Glenna was already there! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2024, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Glenna is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Utah#85 · 1 in 342
- West Virginia#97 · 1 in 423
- Kentucky#110 · 1 in 513
- Oklahoma#143 · 1 in 678
- Montana#144 · 1 in 651
Best ever in a state: #62 in Idaho, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #85 | 14 | 1 in 342 |
| West Virginia | #97 | 45 | 1 in 423 |
| Kentucky | #110 | 55 | 1 in 513 |
| Oklahoma | #143 | 30 | 1 in 678 |
| Montana | #144 | 6 | 1 in 651 |
| Oregon | #148 | 9 | 1 in 696 |
| Kansas | #155 | 14 | 1 in 879 |
| Idaho | #156 | 6 | 1 in 696 |
| Ohio | #181 | 37 | 1 in 1,380 |
| Maine | #189 | 6 | 1 in 1,041 |
| Arizona | #203 | 6 | 1 in 781 |
| Virginia | #206 | 18 | 1 in 1,324 |
| Tennessee | #213 | 22 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Missouri | #231 | 16 | 1 in 1,677 |
| Washington | #236 | 6 | 1 in 1,825 |
| Illinois | #241 | 25 | 1 in 2,208 |
| New Mexico | #242 | 5 | 1 in 1,109 |
| Colorado | #263 | 5 | 1 in 1,777 |
| Maryland | #278 | 5 | 1 in 2,487 |
| Iowa | #325 | 5 | 1 in 3,782 |
| Arkansas | #327 | 8 | 1 in 2,339 |
| Indiana | #336 | 7 | 1 in 3,723 |
| Texas | #340 | 27 | 1 in 2,137 |
| Michigan | #346 | 10 | 1 in 4,228 |
| California | #354 | 15 | 1 in 2,968 |
| North Carolina | #374 | 9 | 1 in 4,107 |
| Pennsylvania | #390 | 13 | 1 in 5,720 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 1,682 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #11,932)
- 97 spots since 2015 (#11,835 → #11,932)
- Biggest jump: 285 spots in 1885 (#731 → #446)
- Biggest drop: 274 spots in 1882 (#539 → #813)
Rise & fade · girls
51 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1931 at #256 (564 births)
- Births halved by 1961, 30 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 92 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1880–1971
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,888
- Highest: 1 in 1,888 girls born in 1931 were named Glenna (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 229,610 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
- 20.2% of all girls named Glenna (5,177) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 140 | #446 (1885) | #603 |
| 1890s | 353 | #408 (1897) | #494 |
| 1900s | 471 | #445 (1904) | #497 |
| 1910s | 1,703 | #390 (1919) | #445 |
| 1920s | 4,018 | #289 (1928) | #336 |
| 1930s | 4,976 | #256 (1931) | #278 |
| 1940s | 5,177 | #294 (1940) | #311 |
| 1950s | 4,684 | #310 (1951) | #423 |
| 1960s | 2,049 | #570 (1962) | #727 |
| 1970s | 945 | #911 (1971) | #1,285 |
| 1980s | 490 | #1,785 (1980) | #2,160 |
| 1990s | 345 | #2,701 (1994) | #3,472 |
| 2000s | 134 | #5,491 (2000) | #8,774 |
| 2010s | 98 | #8,875 (2016) | #10,450 |
| 2020s | 41 | #8,542 (2022) | #11,277 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Glenna in 1938
girls
#291
463 births · 1 in 2,383 girls
Top girls' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 2,383 of them was named Glenna, which outranked 94.2% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Glenna
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.