Girls' name · since 1937
Glenetta
Glenetta has 62 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1937
- 1950s
- peak decade
Glenetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 62 have been recorded since 1937.
Social Security Administration records show Glenetta recorded 62 times among girls since 1937, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1976.
- #32,474 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1937
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenetta ranks #32,474 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1937, peaking in the 1950s.
- #32,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1937
- 1950s
- peak decade
Glenetta's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Glenetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glenetta's full recorded timeline at 1955, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glenetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1976
- Peak year (1960)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Glenetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (22 births, 35% of the file).
1950s was Glenetta's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Glenetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
22 births
- 1960s
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 22 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Glenetta's data
- Glenetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Glenetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1937–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Glenetta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.