Total births
42
Girls' name · since 1939
Glenita
42 babies named Glenita in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 42
- total births
- 1939–1972
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Glenita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 42 recorded since 1939.
Glenita has 42 recorded births among girls since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1972.
- 42 total births
- 1939–1972 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
42 girls have been named Glenita since 1939, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1972.
- 42
- total births
- 1939–1972
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Glenita was born in this single decade.
1972
Single peak year
7 babies were named Glenita in 1972 - its busiest year on record.
Glenita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glenita's full recorded timeline at 1963, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glenita at a glance
Last recorded 1972Peak year
1972
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1939
Glenita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1972
- Peak year (1972)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Glenita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Glenita's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Glenita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
15 births
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 15 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Glenita? ▼
Since 1939, Social Security records show 42 babies named Glenita. The most recent recorded year was 1972. Its busiest year on record was 1972, with 7 births.
When was Glenita most popular? ▼
Glenita was most popular in the 1940s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Glenita been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Glenita since 1939 -- 34 years through the most recent 1972 data.
What names are similar to Glenita? ▼
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 Glenita's data
- Glenita's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1970s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 Glenita
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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, 1939–1972 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Glenita: Baby Name Since 1939 - 42 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/glenita. 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 Glenita 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.