Total births
66
Girls' name · since 1948
Glenette
66 babies named Glenette in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 66
- total births
- 1948–1979
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
66 girls have been named Glenette since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Glenette has 66 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1979.
- 66 total births
- 1948–1979 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
66 girls have been named Glenette since 1948, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1979.
- 66
- total births
- 1948–1979
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Glenette was born in this single decade.
1949
Single peak year
9 babies were named Glenette in 1949 - its busiest year on record.
Glenette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Glenette's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Glenette at a glance
Last recorded 1979Peak year
1949
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1948
Glenette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1979
- Peak year (1949)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Glenette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Glenette's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Glenette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
14 births
- 1950s
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 35 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Glenette? ▼
66 babies have been named Glenette since 1948. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1949 with 9 births.
When was Glenette most popular? ▼
Glenette was most popular in the 1950s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Glenette been used? ▼
Glenette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 32 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Glenette? ▼
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.
What to do with Glenette's data
- Glenette's decade-level peak was the 1950s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Glenette
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Glenette
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Glendora Girl
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2,136 births
Glennis Girl
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Compare Glenette side by side: Glenette vs Glenda Glenette vs Glenna Glenette vs Glendora
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1948–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Glenette: Baby Name Since 1948 - 66 Births, Peak 1949." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/glenette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Glenette 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 July 2026.