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

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Peak · girls
1931 · 564 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
25,624
since 1880

Glenna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Glenna has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #256, 1931girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#11,9327—
2024——
2023#12,1977—
2022#8,54212—
2021#13,4646—
2020#10,2509—
2019#10,4739—
2018#10,5459—
2017#9,34111—
2016#8,87512—
2015#11,8358—
2014#8,96612—
2013#9,61211—
2012#12,1998—
2011#10,37410—
2010#12,2768—
2009#11,4599—
2008#10,80710—
2007#9,00713—
2006#11,4179—
2005#11,8348—
2004#5,96920—
2003#6,29918—
2002#8,83711—
2001#6,61916—
2000#5,49120—
1999#5,89617—
1998#3,83130—
1997#3,62631—
1996#3,63230—
1995#3,49231—
1994#2,70145—
1993#2,82542—
1992#2,92040—
1991#2,84341—
1990#2,95738—
1989#2,27852—
1988#2,27449—
1987#2,06553—
1986#2,07951—
1985#2,20347—
1984#2,29942—
1983#2,31041—
1982#2,22045—
1981#2,08549—
1980#1,78561—
1979#1,75362—
1978#1,89352—
1977#1,44077—
1976#1,28685—
1975#1,16299—
1974#1,25287—
1973#1,18591—
1972#1,006117—
1971#911143—
1970#961132—
1969#881142—
1968#879137—
1967#779161—
1966#803152—
1965#774164—
1964#714210—
1963#651241—
1962#570298—
1961#633258—
1960#585286—
1959#567297—
1958#553310—
1957#532324—
1956#458404—
1955#410461—
1954#379521—
1953#365539—
1952#342583—
1951#310645—
1950#317600—
1949#327567—
1948#321587—
1947#312613—
1946#323530—
1945#318453—
1944#298512—
1943#311500—
1942#309489—
1941#299463—
1940#294463#3,4595
1939#292456—
1938#291463—
1937#277499—
1936#296425—
1935#278479—
1934#270516—
1933#276504—
1932#273515—
1931#256564—
1930#268555—
1929#305477—
1928#289519—
1927#325429—
1926#306467—
1925#329410—
1924#337399—
1923#327391—
1922#365330—
1921#371328—
1920#406268—
1919#390275—
1918#393276—
1917#401249—
1916#420221—
1915#453185—
1914#449149—
1913#472113—
1912#48597—
1911#48772—
1910#50066—
1909#47762—
1908#50352—
1907#57241—
1906#49249—
1905#49746—
1904#44553—
1903#45150—
1902#49041—
1901#53832—
1900#50445—
1899#40851—
1898#46145—
1897#40851—
1896#44043—
1895#47138—
1894#59724—
1893#47332—
1892#54026—
1891#60819—
1890#53824—
1889#56720—
1888#50325—
1887#56016—
1886#57215—
1885#44622—
1884#7319—
1883#61510—
1882#8136—
1881#53910—
1880#6797—
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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,062 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,092 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedWIMichigan: #882 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,251 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedIAIndiana: #368 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,910 girlsINOhio: #481 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,170 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #930 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 11,765 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedNEMissouri: #453 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,189 girlsMOKentucky: #392 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,514 girlsKYWest Virginia: #242 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,541 girlsWVVirginia: #520 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,580 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedDEArizona: #435 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,546 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedARTennessee: #451 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,273 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #378 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,598 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Glenna, so not publishedHITexas: #661 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,129 girlsTXFlorida: #764 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,283 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#242 · 1 in 1,541
  2. Indiana#368 · 1 in 2,910
  3. Oklahoma#378 · 1 in 2,598
  4. Kentucky#392 · 1 in 3,514
  5. Arizona#435 · 1 in 2,546

Best ever in a state: #62 in Idaho, 1926.

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StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#24281 in 1,541
Indiana#368141 in 2,910
Oklahoma#37861 in 2,598
Kentucky#39271 in 3,514
Arizona#43551 in 2,546
Tennessee#45171 in 4,273
Missouri#45381 in 4,189
Ohio#481161 in 5,170
Virginia#52061 in 5,580
Texas#661151 in 6,129
Florida#76451 in 8,283
Michigan#88251 in 14,251
California#930131 in 11,765
Illinois#1,06251 in 17,092
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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.

See more about Glenna
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s140#446 (1885)#603
1890s353#408 (1897)#494
1900s471#445 (1904)#497
1910s1,703#390 (1919)#445
1920s4,018#289 (1928)#336
1930s4,976#256 (1931)#278
1940s5,177#294 (1940)#311
1950s4,684#310 (1951)#423
1960s2,049#570 (1962)#727
1970s945#911 (1971)#1,285
1980s490#1,785 (1980)#2,160
1990s345#2,701 (1994)#3,472
2000s134#5,491 (2000)#8,774
2010s98#8,875 (2016)#10,450
2020s41#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 1967

girls
#779
161 births · 1 in 10,255 girls

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #779Glenna161
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 10,255 of them was named Glenna, which outranked 90.1% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenna
  1. #776Corrine162
  2. #776Dedra162
  3. #776Flora162
  4. #779Glenna161
  5. #779Abby161
  6. #779Carolina161
  7. #779Collette161
  8. #787Dixie160
  9. #788Casandra159
  10. #788Kami159

Tied with 7 names at #779; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →