Recorded 1937–1946 Girls' name Peak 1937 15 births

Glenell — girls' name

15 babies named Glenell in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101940s5
1930s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Glenell was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

5 babies were named Glenell in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glenell

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Glenell between 1937 and 1946, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glenell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glenell performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Glenell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glenell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Glenell at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

15

Since 1937

10 years of records

Peak year

1937

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1937

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1946

Glenell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1937

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1937)
5
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5 194619381937 5

Glenell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
10 births that decade — 67% of Glenell's all-time total
1930s101940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glenell?
15 babies have been named Glenell since 1937. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1937 with 5 births.
When was Glenell most popular?
Glenell was most popular in the 1930s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Glenell been used?
Glenell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 10 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Glenell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glenda, Glenna, Glendora, Glenn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1937–1946 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.