Recorded 1951–1973 Girls' name Peak 1951 32 births

Glennetta — girls' name

32 babies named Glennetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151960s111970s6
1950s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Glennetta was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

8 babies were named Glennetta in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glennetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Glennetta between 1951 and 1973, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glennetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glennetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Glennetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glennetta 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 32 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.

Glennetta at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

32

Since 1951

23 years of records

Peak year

1951

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1951

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1973

Glennetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1951

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1951)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 19731963196119521951 8

Glennetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
15 births that decade — 47% of Glennetta's all-time total
1950s151960s111970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glennetta?
32 babies have been named Glennetta since 1951. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1951 with 8 births.
When was Glennetta most popular?
Glennetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Glennetta been used?
Glennetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 23 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Glennetta?
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, 1951–1973 (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.