Recorded 1916–1929 Boys' name Peak 1916 65 births

Glenmore — boys' name

65 babies named Glenmore in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s46
1920s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Glenmore was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

8 babies were named Glenmore in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glenmore

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Glenmore between 1916 and 1929, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Glenmore currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glenmore performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Glenmore shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glenmore 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 65 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.

Glenmore at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

65

Since 1916

14 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1916

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1929

Glenmore popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1916

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
456789 1929192719261924192319221920191919171916 8

Glenmore by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
46 births that decade — 71% of Glenmore's all-time total
1910s191920s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glenmore?
65 babies have been named Glenmore since 1916. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Glenmore most popular?
Glenmore was most popular in the 1920s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Glenmore been used?
Glenmore has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 14 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Glenmore?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glenn, Glen, Glendon, Glenwood, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–1929 (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.