Recorded 1982–1989 Unisex name Peak 1983 25 births

Glenny — unisex name

25 babies named Glenny in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s25
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Glenny was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

8 babies were named Glenny in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glenny

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Glenny between 1982 and 1989, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glenny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Glenny is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 1941.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glenny performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Glenny in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glenny 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 25 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.

Glenny at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

25

Since 1982

8 years of records

Peak year

1983

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1982

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1989

Glenny popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1982

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1983)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 1989198519831982 5

Glenny popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 1941 (Glenny as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 195819541941 5

Glenny by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
25 births that decade — 100% of Glenny's all-time total
1980s25

Glenny by state

Where Glenny concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Glenny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 48.0%
New York share of Glenny's total US births 48.0%

12 of 25 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glenny?
25 babies have been named Glenny since 1982. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1983 with 8 births.
When was Glenny most popular?
Glenny was most popular in the 1980s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Glenny most popular?
The top states for the name Glenny are New York (12 births).
Is Glenny a unisex name?
Yes, Glenny is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 25 births, and as a boy's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Glenny been used?
Glenny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 8 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Glenny?
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, 1982–1989 (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.