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
- Peak · boys
- 1962 · 7,356 births
- Debut · boys
- 43 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 63 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 248,642since 1880
Glenn over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #1,443 | 124 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,359 | 139 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,576 | 110 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,433 | 127 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,442 | 125 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,398 | 124 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,394 | 127 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,234 | 150 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,272 | 143 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,124 | 173 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,141 | 165 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,166 | 161 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,115 | 163 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,052 | 181 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,118 | 163 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,023 | 189 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,063 | 175 | |
| 2008 | — | #865 | 246 | |
| 2007 | — | #825 | 260 | |
| 2006 | — | #847 | 237 | |
| 2005 | — | #760 | 261 | |
| 2004 | — | #677 | 297 | |
| 2003 | — | #669 | 296 | |
| 2002 | — | #616 | 321 | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #627 | 302 |
| 2000 | — | #591 | 335 | |
| 1999 | #7,716 | 12 | #527 | 397 |
| 1998 | — | #495 | 440 | |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #470 | 461 |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | #455 | 483 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #430 | 529 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #411 | 554 |
| 1993 | #5,419 | 17 | #361 | 653 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #343 | 696 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #305 | 843 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #296 | 852 |
| 1989 | #4,848 | 18 | #271 | 912 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #254 | 926 |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | #237 | 988 |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | #236 | 982 |
| 1985 | #3,983 | 20 | #229 | 1,004 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #221 | 1,023 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #222 | 1,016 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #218 | 1,088 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #221 | 1,107 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | #215 | 1,143 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #213 | 1,118 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #200 | 1,120 |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | #188 | 1,245 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #176 | 1,317 |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | #170 | 1,383 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 | #158 | 1,542 |
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 | #146 | 1,702 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 | #134 | 1,979 |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | #127 | 2,474 |
| 1970 | #2,938 | 23 | #109 | 3,008 |
| 1969 | #3,012 | 20 | #88 | 3,467 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | #92 | 3,246 |
| 1967 | #3,211 | 16 | #91 | 3,440 |
| 1966 | #2,407 | 25 | #90 | 3,668 |
| 1965 | #3,402 | 14 | #85 | 4,355 |
| 1964 | #2,675 | 22 | #81 | 4,752 |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | #64 | 5,977 |
| 1962 | #2,031 | 33 | #55 | 7,356 |
| 1961 | #2,036 | 33 | #64 | 6,271 |
| 1960 | #2,573 | 22 | #74 | 5,563 |
| 1959 | #1,765 | 39 | #80 | 5,352 |
| 1958 | #2,167 | 27 | #76 | 5,462 |
| 1957 | #1,869 | 34 | #62 | 6,267 |
| 1956 | #1,738 | 37 | #61 | 6,196 |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 | #59 | 6,258 |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 20 | #63 | 6,240 |
| 1953 | #1,872 | 29 | #67 | 5,726 |
| 1952 | #2,266 | 21 | #61 | 5,945 |
| 1951 | #1,968 | 25 | #58 | 5,803 |
| 1950 | #1,679 | 31 | #59 | 5,465 |
| 1949 | #1,917 | 25 | #61 | 5,415 |
| 1948 | #1,576 | 35 | #73 | 4,740 |
| 1947 | #1,946 | 25 | #70 | 5,157 |
| 1946 | #1,808 | 25 | #81 | 3,892 |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | #93 | 2,734 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | #88 | 2,849 |
| 1943 | #1,442 | 33 | #85 | 3,054 |
| 1942 | #1,706 | 24 | #88 | 2,888 |
| 1941 | #1,649 | 23 | #86 | 2,523 |
| 1940 | #2,109 | 15 | #83 | 2,465 |
| 1939 | #2,206 | 14 | #87 | 2,303 |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 | #83 | 2,367 |
| 1937 | #1,451 | 26 | #88 | 2,263 |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | #80 | 2,328 |
| 1935 | #1,663 | 21 | #78 | 2,437 |
| 1934 | #1,440 | 26 | #81 | 2,341 |
| 1933 | #1,513 | 24 | #74 | 2,366 |
| 1932 | #1,877 | 18 | #77 | 2,435 |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 | #72 | 2,624 |
| 1930 | #1,161 | 41 | #71 | 2,758 |
| 1929 | #1,195 | 39 | #80 | 2,433 |
| 1928 | #1,502 | 28 | #76 | 2,603 |
| 1927 | #1,303 | 37 | #76 | 2,670 |
| 1926 | #1,589 | 27 | #75 | 2,635 |
| 1925 | #1,101 | 48 | #77 | 2,611 |
| 1924 | #1,503 | 31 | #79 | 2,586 |
| 1923 | #1,267 | 38 | #84 | 2,370 |
| 1922 | #2,027 | 19 | #79 | 2,425 |
| 1921 | #1,437 | 32 | #80 | 2,449 |
| 1920 | #1,626 | 26 | #80 | 2,375 |
| 1919 | #1,855 | 20 | #84 | 2,153 |
| 1918 | #1,497 | 28 | #84 | 2,253 |
| 1917 | #1,431 | 27 | #86 | 1,997 |
| 1916 | #1,227 | 34 | #84 | 1,970 |
| 1915 | #1,339 | 28 | #87 | 1,842 |
| 1914 | #1,385 | 21 | #91 | 1,327 |
| 1913 | #1,274 | 20 | #85 | 1,122 |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | #84 | 948 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | #111 | 343 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #97 | 349 |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | #103 | 261 |
| 1908 | #970 | 17 | #103 | 247 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | #104 | 234 |
| 1906 | #1,043 | 13 | #98 | 217 |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | #113 | 189 |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | #99 | 217 |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #97 | 198 |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | #106 | 185 |
| 1901 | #1,067 | 10 | #94 | 180 |
| 1900 | #833 | 20 | #118 | 194 |
| 1899 | #935 | 12 | #107 | 161 |
| 1898 | #1,009 | 12 | #108 | 178 |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | #104 | 171 |
| 1896 | #903 | 13 | #107 | 174 |
| 1895 | #638 | 23 | #113 | 150 |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | #114 | 142 |
| 1893 | #1,175 | 7 | #122 | 131 |
| 1892 | #908 | 11 | #121 | 139 |
| 1891 | #796 | 12 | #108 | 138 |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | #123 | 117 |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | #140 | 103 |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | #139 | 110 |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | #148 | 86 |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | #136 | 99 |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 | #192 | 68 |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | #213 | 61 |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | #182 | 65 |
| 1882 | — | #231 | 51 | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | #224 | 45 |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | #252 | 43 |
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 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#35 · 1 in 143
- Montana#36 · 1 in 155
- Idaho#37 · 1 in 138
- Oregon#41 · 1 in 162
- Ohio#42 · 1 in 236
Best ever in a state: #8 in Hawaii, 1947.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #35 | 11 | 1 in 143 |
| Montana | #36 | 25 | 1 in 155 |
| Idaho | #37 | 26 | 1 in 138 |
| Oregon | #41 | 36 | 1 in 162 |
| Ohio | #42 | 224 | 1 in 236 |
| Nebraska | #47 | 60 | 1 in 195 |
| Kansas | #48 | 80 | 1 in 190 |
| Iowa | #50 | 93 | 1 in 212 |
| North Dakota | #53 | 33 | 1 in 189 |
| South Dakota | #54 | 30 | 1 in 187 |
| Illinois | #58 | 207 | 1 in 285 |
| Pennsylvania | #58 | 273 | 1 in 323 |
| Michigan | #60 | 140 | 1 in 300 |
| Wisconsin | #60 | 101 | 1 in 242 |
| Colorado | #61 | 32 | 1 in 256 |
| Minnesota | #61 | 85 | 1 in 249 |
| North Carolina | #61 | 109 | 1 in 322 |
| Washington | #61 | 37 | 1 in 255 |
| Missouri | #62 | 102 | 1 in 285 |
| Indiana | #63 | 79 | 1 in 329 |
| Tennessee | #64 | 79 | 1 in 317 |
| California | #70 | 104 | 1 in 360 |
| Kentucky | #75 | 67 | 1 in 397 |
| Oklahoma | #76 | 69 | 1 in 333 |
| Maryland | #81 | 26 | 1 in 486 |
| Utah | #82 | 16 | 1 in 304 |
| West Virginia | #89 | 39 | 1 in 469 |
| Arizona | #101 | 10 | 1 in 406 |
| Texas | #104 | 117 | 1 in 487 |
| Virginia | #116 | 35 | 1 in 660 |
| Florida | #118 | 24 | 1 in 608 |
| Alabama | #121 | 42 | 1 in 674 |
| Arkansas | #121 | 30 | 1 in 601 |
| South Carolina | #128 | 25 | 1 in 736 |
| New York | #132 | 86 | 1 in 1,140 |
| Georgia | #139 | 36 | 1 in 792 |
| New Jersey | #165 | 15 | 1 in 2,002 |
| Louisiana | #185 | 20 | 1 in 1,016 |
| Massachusetts | #200 | 11 | 1 in 3,086 |
| Mississippi | #213 | 14 | 1 in 1,475 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1962 at #55 (7,356 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 63 yrs · run 1912–1969
- Top 1,000: 129 yrs · run 1880–2008
- Highest: 1 in 281 boys born in 1962 were named Glenn (0.36%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,775 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 23.6% of all boys named Glenn (58,714) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 731 | #136 (1886) | #186 |
| 1890s | 1,501 | #104 (1897) | #113 |
| 1900s | 2,122 | #94 (1901) | #104 |
| 1910s | 14,304 | #84 (1918) | #89 |
| 1920s | 25,157 | #75 (1926) | #79 |
| 1930s | 24,222 | #71 (1930) | #79 |
| 1940s | 35,717 | #61 (1949) | #81 |
| 1950s | 58,714 | #58 (1951) | #65 |
| 1960s | 48,095 | #55 (1962) | #78 |
| 1970s | 16,888 | #109 (1970) | #162 |
| 1980s | 10,189 | #215 (1980) | #232 |
| 1990s | 5,908 | #296 (1990) | #409 |
| 2000s | 2,730 | #591 (2000) | #754 |
| 2010s | 1,615 | #1,023 (2010) | #1,164 |
| 2020s | 749 | #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 1927
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 32,228 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 76.7% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,278Sydney38
- #1,278Terese38
- #1,278Vernelle38
- #1,303Glenn37
- #1,303Aleen37
- #1,303Aloha37
- #1,303Ardys37
- #1,331Adaline36
- #1,331Arlie36
- #1,331Baby36
Tied with 27 names at #1,303; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 422 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 98.4% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.