Recorded 1948–1979 Girls' name Peak 1949 66 births

Glenette — girls' name

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.

1940s141950s351960s61970s11
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.

What the Data Says About Glenette

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Glenette between 1948 and 1979, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glenette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glenette performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Glenette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glenette 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 66 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.

Glenette at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

66

Since 1948

32 years of records

Peak year

1949

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1948

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1979

Glenette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1948

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1949)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Glenette by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
35 births that decade — 53% of Glenette's all-time total
1940s141950s351960s61970s11

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.

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, 1948–1979 (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.