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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #55, 1962boys
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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
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 1924

  • 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: #107 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 493 boysVTNew Hampshire: #117 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 692 boysNHWashington: #50 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 222 boysWAIdaho: #24 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 114 boysIDMontana: #72 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 287 boysMTNorth Dakota: #68 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 244 boysNDMinnesota: #65 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 257 boysMNIllinois: #61 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 290 boysILWisconsin: #68 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 269 boysWIMichigan: #63 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 324 boysMINew York: #132 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 1,080 boysNYMassachusetts: #213 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,995 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedRIOregon: #40 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 162 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNVWyoming: #46 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 173 boysWYSouth Dakota: #59 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 192 boysSDIowa: #61 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 235 boysIAIndiana: #74 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 363 boysINOhio: #53 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 278 boysOHPennsylvania: #65 for boys · 256 births · 1 in 355 boysPANew Jersey: #276 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,055 boysNJConnecticut: #157 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,561 boysCTCalifornia: #53 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 271 boysCAUtah: #69 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 262 boysUTColorado: #64 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 284 boysCONebraska: #46 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 191 boysNEMissouri: #55 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 274 boysMOKentucky: #81 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 442 boysKYWest Virginia: #61 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 342 boysWVVirginia: #121 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 656 boysVAMaryland: #92 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 667 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDEArizona: #146 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 619 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNMKansas: #37 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 148 boysKSArkansas: #109 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 540 boysARTennessee: #89 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 503 boysTNNorth Carolina: #65 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 345 boysNCSouth Carolina: #148 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 956 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #60 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 253 boysOKLouisiana: #350 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,766 boysLAMississippi: #244 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,847 boysMSAlabama: #112 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 618 boysALGeorgia: #137 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 844 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedHITexas: #137 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 645 boysTXFlorida: #150 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 833 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#24 · 1 in 114
  2. Kansas#37 · 1 in 148
  3. Oregon#40 · 1 in 162
  4. Wyoming#46 · 1 in 173
  5. Nebraska#46 · 1 in 191

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#24321 in 114
Kansas#371101 in 148
Oregon#40371 in 162
Nebraska#46641 in 191
Wyoming#46101 in 173
Washington#50441 in 222
California#531351 in 271
Ohio#531941 in 278
Missouri#551111 in 274
South Dakota#59321 in 192
Oklahoma#60901 in 253
Illinois#612061 in 290
Iowa#61891 in 235
West Virginia#61541 in 342
Michigan#631201 in 324
Colorado#64311 in 284
Minnesota#65861 in 257
North Carolina#651011 in 345
Pennsylvania#652561 in 355
North Dakota#68251 in 244
Wisconsin#68911 in 269
Utah#69191 in 262
Montana#72141 in 287
Indiana#74741 in 363
Kentucky#81611 in 442
Tennessee#89501 in 503
Maryland#92201 in 667
Vermont#10751 in 493
Arkansas#109341 in 540
Alabama#112421 in 618
New Hampshire#11751 in 692
Virginia#121371 in 656
New York#132891 in 1,080
Georgia#137331 in 844
Texas#137871 in 645
Arizona#14661 in 619
South Carolina#148211 in 956
Florida#150141 in 833
Connecticut#15781 in 1,561
Massachusetts#213121 in 2,995
Mississippi#244101 in 1,847
New Jersey#27661 in 5,055
Louisiana#35071 in 2,766
Alaska
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maine
Nevada
New Mexico
Rhode Island

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 1924

girls
#1,503
31 births · 1 in 40,286 girls
boys
#79
2,586 births · 1 in 438 boys

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #1,503Glenn31

Top boys' names in 1924

  1. #1Robert60,802
  2. #2John59,052
  3. #3William53,506
  4. #4James52,942
  5. #5Charles30,460
  6. #6George27,373
  7. #7Joseph25,421
  8. #8Richard21,244
  9. #9Edward21,126
  10. #10Donald17,929
  11. #79Glenn2,586
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 40,286 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 74.5% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #1,475Simona32
  2. #1,475Theodosia32
  3. #1,475Wyona32
  4. #1,503Glenn31
  5. #1,503Abigail31
  6. #1,503Annamay31
  7. #1,503Beula31
  8. #1,533Adline30
  9. #1,533Aretha30
  10. #1,533Avanell30

Tied with 29 names at #1,503; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. 459Bettylou#1,327#868
  2. 374Doloris#1,350#976
  3. 332Gaynell#1,283#951
  4. 313Toby#1,305#992
  5. 262Letty#1,213#951
Fallers
  1. 388Izola#966#1,354
  2. 305Fumiko#953#1,258
  3. 303Clemmie#941#1,244
  4. 276Cruz#793#1,069
  5. 271Eris#457#728

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

boys

1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 438 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 98.4% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #76Leon2,677
  2. #77Lewis2,670
  3. #78Vincent2,638
  4. #79Glenn2,586
  5. #80Charlie2,507
  6. #81Milton2,474
  7. #82Martin2,452
Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. 436Faustino#1,420#984
  2. 338Conway#1,275#937
  3. 310Coolidge#1,041#731
  4. 291Chas#1,235#944
  5. 287Leopoldo#1,194#907
Fallers
  1. 466Cliff#992#1,458
  2. 403Harding#860#1,263
  3. 367Dempsey#750#1,117
  4. 363Price#924#1,287
  5. 350Terrence#873#1,223

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

See the top 100 for 1924