Recorded 1912–1995 Boys' name Peak 1957 1,244 births

Glennon — boys' name

1,244 babies named Glennon in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1001920s2431930s1851940s2111950s2201960s1621970s561980s491990s18
1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Glennon was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

33 babies were named Glennon in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glennon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,244 babies named Glennon between 1912 and 1995, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Glennon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glennon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Glennon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 833 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Glennon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glennon 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 1,244 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.

Glennon at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

1,244

Since 1912

84 years of records

Peak year

1957

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1912

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 1995

Glennon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1912

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1957)
33
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
010203040 199519791965195519451935192519151912 5

Glennon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
243 births that decade — 20% of Glennon's all-time total
1910s1001920s2431930s1851940s2111950s2201960s1621970s561980s491990s18

Glennon by state

Where Glennon concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Glennon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
833 67.0%
#2 Illinois
5 0.4%
Missouri share of Glennon's total US births 67.0%
Even split

833 of 1,244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glennon?
1,244 babies have been named Glennon since 1912. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1957 with 33 births.
When was Glennon most popular?
Glennon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 243 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Glennon most popular?
The top states for the name Glennon are Missouri (833 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Glennon been used?
Glennon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 84 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Glennon?
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.

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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, 1912–1995 (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.