Girls' name · since 1880
Glenna
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 25,624 babies named Glenna, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,946 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,624
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
25,624 babies have been named Glenna since 1880, making it today's #11946 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenna has been recorded 25,624 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #11946 nationally and more common than 31% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #907 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,946 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 25,624 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenna ranks #907 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,946 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 25,624 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,946 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,624
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Glenna's 25,624 recorded births place it above 98.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Glenna compares
25,624 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Glenna's all-time total is 68x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Glenna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25,624 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 645 | 21 | 19,840 |
Glenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Glenna splits its recorded history at 1952: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1882 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 645 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Glenna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1951)
- 645
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Glenna popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1940 (Glenna as boys' name)
Glenna by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (5,177 births, 20% of the file).
1940s was Glenna's strongest decade.
5,177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Glenna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 140
1880s
140 births
- 1890s 353
1890s
353 births
- 1900s 471
1900s
471 births
- 1910s 1,703
1910s
1,703 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,018 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,976 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,177 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,684 births
- 1960s 2,049
1960s
2,049 births
- 1970s 945
1970s
945 births
- 1980s 490
1980s
490 births
- 1990s 345
1990s
345 births
- 2000s 134
2000s
134 births
- 2010s 98
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 5,177 births (20% of all-time use).
How Glenna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Glenna's total volume
Glenna by state
Where Glenna concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 2,473 | 9.7% |
| #2 | West Virginia | | 2,028 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 1,797 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,513 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,035 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 1,028 | 4.0% |
| #7 | California | | 993 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 879 | 3.4% |
2,473 of 25,624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Glenna appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Glenna's data
- Glenna's decade-level peak was the 1940s (5,177 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Glennas (2,473 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glenna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Glenna 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.