Boys' name · since 1913
Glenford
Glenford has 487 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 487
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glenford is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 487 have been recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Glenford recorded 487 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2001.
- #8,022 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 487 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenford ranks #8,022 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 487 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 487
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glenford's 487 recorded births place it above 82.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Glenford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Glenford splits its recorded history at 1948: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Glenford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2001
- Peak year (1922)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Glenford by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (113 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Glenford's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Glenford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
113 births
- 1930s
1930s
64 births
- 1940s
1940s
63 births
- 1950s
1950s
57 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
72 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 113 births (23% of all-time use).
Glenford by state
Where Glenford concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 19 | 3.9% |
19 of 487 births nationwide.
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What to do with Glenford's data
- Glenford's decade-level peak was the 1920s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Glenfords (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Glenford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1913–2001 (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 Glenford 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.