Unisex name · since 1982
Glenny
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Glenny, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #43,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Glenny sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 25 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenny has been recorded 25 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1989.
- #43,125 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenny ranks #43,125 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #43,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Glenny's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Glenny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glenny's full recorded timeline at 1985, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glenny popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1989
- Peak year (1983)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Glenny popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1941 (Glenny as boys' name)
Glenny by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (25 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Glenny's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Glenny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 25 births (100% of all-time use).
Glenny by state
Where Glenny concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 48.0% |
12 of 25 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Glennys (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Glenny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~7 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, 1982–1989 (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 Glenny 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.