Glynn

Last seen for girls in 1994 at #10,569 · Last seen for boys in 2019 at #12,145
Given to boys 92.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1950 · 131 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
4,943
since 1902

Glynn over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #2,130, 1932peak #595, 1950girlsboys
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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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2019—#12,1455
2018——
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2016—#12,1855
2015—#12,0865
2014——
2013—#9,6557
2012—#10,7706
2011——
2010—#10,7666
2009——
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2007—#12,3675
2006—#12,0555
2005—#7,6409
2004——
2003—#5,55813
2002—#7,6438
2001—#5,66712
2000—#9,1126
1999—#5,03513
1998—#4,87313
1997—#5,64210
1996—#6,4968
1995—#4,28014
1994#10,5697#4,29014
1993—#5,00211
1992#9,4918#3,45918
1991#13,1475#2,98921
1990—#3,05820
1989—#3,61815
1988—#2,59922
1987—#2,11528
1986—#2,42922
1985—#3,21614
1984—#1,97927
1983—#2,27222
1982—#1,73433
1981—#1,72633
1980—#1,61936
1979—#1,78831
1978—#2,13422
1977—#1,43141
1976—#1,99924
1975—#1,34542
1974—#1,58231
1973—#1,65328
1972—#1,53531
1971—#1,41536
1970—#1,10355
1969—#1,18644
1968#7,0165#1,14743
1967#5,4577#1,04349
1966—#1,04349
1965—#1,03151
1964#4,6369#93666
1963#6,5925#85577
1962#4,8658#83882
1961#6,5675#78594
1960#5,1687#87076
1959—#85479
1958#5,4086#74498
1957#3,93010#79988
1956#4,4678#74597
1955#2,97115#680116
1954#2,77916#688110
1953#3,9559#686108
1952#4,1238#688103
1951#4,0118#70297
1950#3,42310#595131
1949#4,2357#615122
1948#2,82813#647109
1947#4,3457#604126
1946#3,9947#66894
1945#2,91610#67679
1944#4,5745#71875
1943#3,2499#607108
1942#3,4448#70184
1941#3,0309#66584
1940#2,9639#68179
1939#3,7826#70072
1938#2,34013#77962
1937—#74267
1936#2,8579#81157
1935#4,2045#70274
1934#3,8026#68279
1933#4,2185#78860
1932#2,13015#81661
1931—#75068
1930#2,84510#78267
1929#2,92110#98347
1928#3,1649#75273
1927#3,05310#87260
1926#4,3066#87558
1925#2,93911#83563
1924#5,0615#1,00549
1923#4,9675#89658
1922#5,0095#1,08442
1921—#95354
1920#3,09710#1,13939
1919#4,8145#1,26431
1918#3,8697#1,03542
1917#4,0836#1,13235
1916#3,9196#97243
1915#3,1348#1,18130
1914—#94934
1913—#1,02324
1912#2,9795#1,13717
1911—#1,3877
1910—#1,3147
1909—#1,1557
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1907—#1,3455
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First appearance
1902

The first year at least five boys were named Glynn! It came in at #1,013, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1903–1908, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Glynn is popular in 1938

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedKSArkansas: #369 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,639 boysARTennessee: #380 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,362 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #271 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,139 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedALGeorgia: #358 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,227 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedHITexas: #471 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,551 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Glynn, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#271 · 1 in 2,139
  2. Georgia#358 · 1 in 4,227
  3. Arkansas#369 · 1 in 3,639
  4. Tennessee#380 · 1 in 5,362
  5. Texas#471 · 1 in 4,551

Best ever in a state: #156 in Louisiana, 1949.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#271101 in 2,139
Georgia#35871 in 4,227
Arkansas#36951 in 3,639
Tennessee#38051 in 5,362
Texas#471131 in 4,551
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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 Glynn
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2019
  • Biggest jump: 209 spots in 1916 (#1,181 → #972)
  • Biggest drop: 232 spots in 1915 (#949 → #1,181)
Rise & fade · boys
48 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1902
  • Peaked 1950 at #595 (131 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 44 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1925–1964
Share of babies · boys
1 in 13,071
  • Highest: 1 in 13,071 boys born in 1934 were named Glynn (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 358,843 boys born in 2019 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #595 in 1950, was only 1 in 13,666 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 20.8% of all boys named Glynn (1,027) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s18#1,013 (1902)#1,171
1910s270#949 (1914)#1,139
1920s543#752 (1928)#939
1930s667#682 (1934)#755
1940s960#604 (1947)#658
1950s1,027#595 (1950)#718
1960s631#785 (1961)#973
1970s341#1,103 (1970)#1,599
1980s252#1,619 (1980)#2,331
1990s142#2,989 (1991)#4,512
2000s58#5,558 (2003)#8,577
2010s34#9,655 (2013)#11,268

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.

Glynn in 1938

girls
#2,340
13 births · 1 in 84,881 girls
boys
#779
62 births · 1 in 17,889 boys

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #2,340Glynn13

Top boys' names in 1938

  1. #1Robert62,271
  2. #2James59,102
  3. #3John50,517
  4. #4William42,433
  5. #5Richard34,385
  6. #6Charles31,151
  7. #7Donald26,677
  8. #8David22,994
  9. #9Thomas21,381
  10. #10Ronald20,295
  11. #779Glynn62
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 84,881 of them was named Glynn, which outranked 53.2% 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 Glynn
  1. #2,225Wonda14
  2. #2,225Zeta14
  3. #2,225Zoila14
  4. #2,340Glynn13
  5. #2,340Adel13
  6. #2,340Alethea13
  7. #2,340Alla13
  8. #2,447Albertina12
  9. #2,447Aliene12
  10. #2,447Alix12

Tied with 106 names at #2,340; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,209Danielle#2,940 → #731
  2. ↑ 833Lorelei#1,451 → #618
  3. ↑ 623Helaine#1,493 → #870
  4. ↑ 399Janine#1,330 → #931
  5. ↑ 392Imelda#1,282 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,261Noreta#964 → #2,225
  2. ↓ 513Norita#532 → #1,045
  3. ↓ 432Noretta#856 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 366Ferne#950 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 327Verdell#904 → #1,231

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

boys

1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 17,889 of them was named Glynn, which outranked 80.7% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glynn
  1. #770Mahlon63
  2. #770Merritt63
  3. #770Waldo63
  4. #779Glynn62
  5. #779Dennie62
  6. #779Doug62
  7. #779Gonzalo62
  8. #784Adolfo61
  9. #784Alejandro61
  10. #784Curtiss61

Tied with 4 names at #779; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,314Dion#2,197 → #883
  2. ↑ 448Tex#1,212 → #764
  3. ↑ 425Lonny#1,233 → #808
  4. ↑ 401Gonzalo#1,180 → #779
  5. ↑ 383Lance#722 → #339
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Worth#1,000 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 528Estel#869 → #1,397
  3. ↓ 492Milburn#845 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 412Lonzo#835 → #1,247
  5. ↓ 405Joy#932 → #1,337

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

See the top 100 for 1938 →