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.
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 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 139,377 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 51.2% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,213Yesica12
- #5,213Yezenia12
- #5,213Yolunda12
- #5,532Glenn11
- #5,532Abena11
- #5,532Adella11
- #5,532Ahisha11
- #5,888Aaryn10
- #5,888Abbigail10
- #5,888Adah10
Tied with 355 names at #5,532; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 1,320 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 97.3% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.