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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #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 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedAKMaine: #122 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 794 boysMEVermont: #100 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 614 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNHWashington: #219 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,852 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #158 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,104 boysNDMinnesota: #337 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,188 boysMNIllinois: #238 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,782 boysILWisconsin: #242 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,878 boysWIMichigan: #210 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,862 boysMINew York: #175 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 1,181 boysNYMassachusetts: #161 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,475 boysMARhode Island: #136 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,060 boysRIOregon: #354 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,873 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedSDIowa: #207 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,216 boysIAIndiana: #156 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,283 boysINOhio: #192 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,748 boysOHPennsylvania: #133 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,042 boysPANew Jersey: #107 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 719 boysNJConnecticut: #128 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 911 boysCTCalifornia: #251 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 1,745 boysCAUtah: #225 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,901 boysUTColorado: #269 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,419 boysCONebraska: #209 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,993 boysNEMissouri: #184 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,531 boysMOKentucky: #207 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,877 boysKYWest Virginia: #152 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,263 boysWVVirginia: #224 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,664 boysVAMaryland: #172 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,079 boysMDDelaware: #113 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 619 boysDEArizona: #309 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,325 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Glenn, so not publishedNMKansas: #160 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,052 boysKSArkansas: #217 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,594 boysARTennessee: #219 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,729 boysTNNorth Carolina: #208 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,391 boysNCSouth Carolina: #208 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,316 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #192 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 987 boysDCOklahoma: #189 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,334 boysOKLouisiana: #129 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 623 boysLAMississippi: #205 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,183 boysMSAlabama: #204 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,350 boysALGeorgia: #205 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,355 boysGAHawaii: #106 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 496 boysHITexas: #291 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,927 boysTXFlorida: #169 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 978 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#100 · 1 in 614
  2. Hawaii#106 · 1 in 496
  3. New Jersey#107 · 1 in 719
  4. Delaware#113 · 1 in 619
  5. Maine#122 · 1 in 794

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#10051 in 614
Hawaii#106131 in 496
New Jersey#107591 in 719
Delaware#11361 in 619
Maine#12291 in 794
Connecticut#128191 in 911
Louisiana#129561 in 623
Pennsylvania#133731 in 1,042
Rhode Island#13651 in 1,060
West Virginia#152111 in 1,263
Indiana#156321 in 1,283
North Dakota#15851 in 1,104
Kansas#160161 in 1,052
Massachusetts#161231 in 1,475
Florida#169561 in 978
Maryland#172211 in 1,079
New York#175941 in 1,181
Missouri#184241 in 1,531
Oklahoma#189161 in 1,334
District of Columbia#19281 in 987
Ohio#192461 in 1,748
Alabama#204201 in 1,350
Georgia#205291 in 1,355
Mississippi#205161 in 1,183
Iowa#207101 in 2,216
Kentucky#207151 in 1,877
North Carolina#208271 in 1,391
South Carolina#208161 in 1,316
Nebraska#20961 in 1,993
Michigan#210361 in 1,862
Arkansas#217101 in 1,594
Tennessee#219191 in 1,729
Washington#219161 in 1,852
Virginia#224201 in 1,664
Utah#225101 in 1,901
Illinois#238471 in 1,782
Wisconsin#242121 in 2,878
California#2511031 in 1,745
Colorado#26991 in 2,419
Texas#291641 in 1,927
Arizona#30991 in 2,325
Minnesota#33761 in 5,188
Oregon#35451 in 3,873
Alaska
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
South Dakota
Wyoming

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 1979

girls
#6,189
10 births · 1 in 160,527 girls
boys
#213
1,118 births · 1 in 1,540 boys

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #6,189Glenn10

Top boys' names in 1979

  1. #1Michael67,713
  2. #2Christopher50,659
  3. #3Jason50,369
  4. #4David42,053
  5. #5James39,351
  6. #6Matthew35,621
  7. #7John35,410
  8. #8Robert34,015
  9. #9Joshua31,120
  10. #10Brian28,659
  11. #213Glenn1,118
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 160,527 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 48.3% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #5,751Ysenia11
  2. #5,751Zana11
  3. #5,751Zarah11
  4. #6,189Glenn10
  5. #6,189Adonica10
  6. #6,189Adraine10
  7. #6,189Adrena10
  8. #6,696Abril9
  9. #6,696Adalia9
  10. #6,696Adel9

Tied with 506 names at #6,189; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. 1,593Breanne#2,125#532
  2. 1,527Loni#2,516#989
  3. 1,287Renata#2,012#725
  4. 985Ashanti#1,862#877
  5. 896Nicolette#1,581#685
Fallers
  1. 392Christel#762#1,154
  2. 312Kenisha#557#869
  3. 297Ariane#887#1,184
  4. 285Imelda#947#1,232
  5. 252Farrah#539#791

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

boys

1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,540 of them was named Glenn, which outranked 97.0% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenn
  1. #210Fernando1,131
  2. #211Cameron1,125
  3. #212Raul1,119
  4. #213Glenn1,118
  5. #214Pedro1,097
  6. #215Joey1,095
  7. #216Ralph1,080
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. 1,228Tyrel#2,134#906
  2. 471Jace#1,186#715
  3. 387Chaz#1,371#984
  4. 311Tyrell#1,051#740
  5. 308Frederic#1,203#895
Fallers
  1. 1,230Dequan#927#2,157
  2. 641Rahsaan#869#1,510
  3. 446Chip#989#1,435
  4. 308Rashaun#996#1,304
  5. 307Kenya#749#1,056

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

See the top 100 for 1979