Recorded 1944–1953 Girls' name Peak 1947 17 births

Glennell — girls' name

17 babies named Glennell in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s5
1940s
Peak decade

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

1947
Single peak year

7 babies were named Glennell in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glennell

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Glennell between 1944 and 1953, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glennell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glennell performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Glennell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glennell 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 17 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.

Glennell at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

17

Since 1944

10 years of records

Peak year

1947

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1944

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1953

Glennell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1944

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1947)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195319471944 5

Glennell by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 71% of Glennell's all-time total
1940s121950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glennell?
17 babies have been named Glennell since 1944. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1947 with 7 births.
When was Glennell most popular?
Glennell was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Glennell been used?
Glennell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 10 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Glennell?
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, 1944–1953 (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.