Glenn Name Popularity

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How popular is Glenn?

In 2018 the uncommon name Glenn, ranked the 1,230th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Glenn is currently less popular.

Position 55, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1962 with 7,359 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Glenn was 43 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Glenn occurred roughly during the years 1882-1886, 1887-1891, 1893-1896, 1905-1918, 1939-1942, and 1943-1947, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1962-1978, 1989-1994, 1997-2000, and 2006-2009.

The popularity trend for Glenn has steadily decreased for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Glenn for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Glenn?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Glenn is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Glenn has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Glenn (Girl)		Glenn (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	149	1,230
2017		< 5	--	142	1,276
2016		< 5	--	173	1,123
2015		< 5	--	165	1,141
2014		< 5	--	161	1,167
2013		< 5	--	163	1,114
2012		< 5	--	180	1,055
2011		< 5	--	163	1,121
2010		< 5	--	189	1,025
2009		< 5	--	175	1,066
2008		< 5	--	246	864
2007		< 5	--	260	826
2006		< 5	--	237	849
2005		< 5	--	261	761
2004		< 5	--	296	680
2003		< 5	--	296	670
2002		< 5	--	320	617
2001		5	16,195	302	628
2000		< 5	--	335	590
1999		12	7,886	397	527
1998		< 5	--	440	495
1997		11	7,959	461	470
1996		12	7,293	483	455
1995		9	9,021	529	430
1994		9	9,077	553	414
1993		17	5,500	653	361
1992		11	7,699	696	343
1991		12	7,110	842	306
1990		14	6,242	854	296
1989		18	4,926	912	271
1988		11	6,802	925	254
1987		10	6,969	986	239
1986		14	5,265	982	236
1985		20	4,022	1,004	230
1984		5	10,967	1,023	221
1983		11	5,941	1,015	222
1982		8	7,704	1,088	218
1981		8	7,628	1,107	221
1980		11	6,047	1,144	215
1979		10	6,351	1,117	212
1978		7	7,903	1,121	200
1977		11	5,627	1,244	189
1976		6	8,485	1,318	176
1975		14	4,426	1,384	171
1974		20	3,350	1,543	158
1973		11	4,994	1,701	147
1972		15	3,956	1,980	134
1971		15	4,007	2,478	127
1970		23	2,967	3,008	109
1969		20	3,046	3,469	88
1968		14	3,675	3,244	92
1967		16	3,248	3,442	91
1966		25	2,422	3,665	90
1965		14	3,460	4,360	85
1964		22	2,698	4,752	81
1963		23	2,566	5,970	66
1962		33	2,043	7,359	55
1961		33	2,048	6,270	64
1960		22	2,601	5,561	74
1959		39	1,771	5,350	79
1958		27	2,182	5,447	78
1957		34	1,883	6,263	62
1956		37	1,746	6,198	61
1955		19	2,575	6,256	59
1954		20	2,472	6,239	63
1953		29	1,895	5,733	67
1952		21	2,288	5,946	61
1951		25	1,984	5,802	58
1950		31	1,695	5,467	59
1949		25	1,936	5,414	61
1948		35	1,584	4,741	73
1947		25	1,961	5,154	71
1946		25	1,826	3,894	81
1945		14	2,379	2,731	93
1944		17	2,135	2,850	88
1943		32	1,478	3,051	85
1942		25	1,682	2,887	88
1941		23	1,666	2,524	86
1940		15	2,143	2,465	83
1939		14	2,234	2,302	87
1938		15	2,155	2,367	83
1937		26	1,470	2,264	89
1936		18	1,823	2,327	80
1935		21	1,691	2,438	78
1934		26	1,456	2,340	81
1933		24	1,525	2,366	74
1932		18	1,907	2,435	77
1931		14	2,244	2,623	72
1930		41	1,171	2,760	71
1929		39	1,202	2,433	80
1928		28	1,521	2,601	76
1927		37	1,313	2,671	76
1926		27	1,599	2,634	75
1925		48	1,110	2,612	77
1924		31	1,513	2,586	79
1923		38	1,274	2,370	84
1922		19	2,051	2,425	79
1921		32	1,449	2,449	80
1920		26	1,636	2,375	80
1919		20	1,880	2,153	84
1918		28	1,512	2,253	84
1917		27	1,447	1,997	86
1916		34	1,236	1,970	84
1915		28	1,351	1,842	87
1914		21	1,405	1,327	91
1913		20	1,287	1,122	85
1912		11	1,766	948	84
1911		12	1,406	343	111
1910		8	1,835	349	97
1909		10	1,406	261	103
1908		17	981	247	103
1907		7	1,713	234	104
1906		13	1,068	217	98
1905		14	1,031	189	114
1904		8	1,406	217	99
1903		5	1,911	198	97
1902		8	1,367	185	106
1901		10	1,096	180	94
1900		20	841	194	118
1899		12	947	161	107
1898		12	1,026	178	108
1897		10	1,063	171	104
1896		13	921	174	107
1895		23	647	150	113
1894		6	1,408	142	114
1893		7	1,223	131	122
1892		11	930	139	121
1891		12	814	138	108
1890		11	846	117	123
1889		7	1,067	103	140
1888		8	986	110	140
1887		5	1,207	86	148
1886		6	1,023	99	136
1885		9	765	68	194
1884		6	964	61	213
1883		5	970	65	182
1882		< 5	--	51	233
1881		5	871	45	224
1880		5	868	43	254

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.