Glover

Last seen for girls in 1921 at #5,099 · Last seen for boys in 2014 at #12,108
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1899 · 9 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,114
since 1885

Glover over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Glover has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201913peak #714, 1899boys
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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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1990—#6,4157
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1984—#6,3155
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1982—#4,5938
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1980—#6,2505
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1974—#3,8378
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1972—#3,3449
1971—#4,9075
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1968—#3,6736
1967—#3,9665
1966—#3,9485
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1964—#3,6016
1963—#3,3187
1962—#2,67310
1961—#3,0978
1960—#2,53511
1959—#2,53011
1958—#2,37012
1957—#2,19014
1956—#3,9425
1955—#2,30212
1954—#2,59210
1953—#2,18613
1952—#1,93916
1951—#2,05514
1950—#2,7708
1949—#1,87216
1948—#1,88116
1947—#2,25112
1946—#1,50922
1945—#1,77215
1944—#2,08012
1943—#1,76417
1942—#2,14512
1941—#2,4919
1940—#2,32210
1939—#1,71216
1938—#1,36424
1937—#1,57619
1936—#1,96413
1935—#1,75716
1934—#1,46122
1933—#1,77016
1932—#1,65119
1931—#1,48922
1930—#1,82117
1929—#1,44325
1928—#1,70720
1927—#1,37229
1926—#1,91117
1925—#1,45126
1924—#1,62823
1923—#1,58923
1922—#1,59123
1921#5,0995#1,41228
1920—#1,41627
1919—#1,35128
1918—#1,44625
1917—#1,26429
1916—#1,54921
1915—#1,18130
1914—#1,38819
1913—#99525
1912—#1,17416
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1907—#9998
1906—#1,1116
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1903—#9107
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1900—#1,3105
1899—#7149
1898—#8857
1897—#8527
1896—#8268
1895—#1,0795
1894—#8577
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1892—#1,0665
1891—#9635
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1888—#8157
1887—#7527
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First appearance
1885

The first year at least five boys were named Glover! It came in at #765, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Glover is popular in 1913

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
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Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedMSAlabama: #231 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,578 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Glover, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#231 · 1 in 1,578

Best ever in a state: #231 in Alabama, 1913.

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See more about Glover
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2014
  • Biggest jump: 452 spots in 1901 (#1,310 → #858)
  • Biggest drop: 596 spots in 1900 (#714 → #1,310)
Rise & fade · boys
14 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 1899 at #714 (9 births)
  • Births halved by 1902, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 14 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 14 yrs · run 1896–1899
Share of babies · boys
1 in 11,801
  • Highest: 1 in 11,801 boys born in 1899 were named Glover (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 384,174 boys born in 2014 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 21.6% of all boys named Glover (241) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s21#752 (1887)#777
1890s53#714 (1899)#905
1900s46#858 (1901)#1,062
1910s203#995 (1913)#1,266
1920s241#1,372 (1927)#1,552
1930s184#1,364 (1938)#1,657
1940s141#1,509 (1946)#2,009
1950s115#1,939 (1952)#2,488
1960s58#2,535 (1960)#3,351
1970s22#3,344 (1972)#4,029
1980s18#4,593 (1982)#5,719
1990s7#6,415 (1990)#6,415
2000s0——
2010s5#12,108 (2014)#12,108

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.

Glover in 1913

boys
#995
25 births · 1 in 20,503 boys

Top boys' names in 1913

  1. #1John29,329
  2. #2William23,538
  3. #3James20,832
  4. #4Robert15,684
  5. #5Joseph14,471
  6. #6George13,874
  7. #7Charles13,191
  8. #8Edward9,474
  9. #9Frank9,237
  10. #10Thomas7,096
  11. #995Glover25
More about 1913

boys

512,566 boys got a published name in 1913; 1 in 20,503 of them was named Glover, which outranked 69.5% of the 3,261 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glover
  1. #969Washington26
  2. #969Waymon26
  3. #969Winton26
  4. #995Glover25
  5. #995Almon25
  6. #995Alpha25
  7. #995Annie25
  8. #1,023Alice24
  9. #1,023Arlin24
  10. #1,023Bailey24

Tied with 27 names at #995; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,050Mathias#1,885 → #835
  2. ↑ 935Hymen#1,885 → #950
  3. ↑ 796Waldemar#1,746 → #950
  4. ↑ 751Rolf#1,746 → #995
  5. ↑ 689Domenico#1,619 → #930
Fallers
  1. ↓ 975Holland#970 → #1,945
  2. ↓ 885Cameron#918 → #1,803
  3. ↓ 868Larue#935 → #1,803
  4. ↓ 726Irene#854 → #1,580
  5. ↓ 688Hughie#892 → #1,580

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

See the top 100 for 1913 →