Recorded 1916–2011 Boys' name Peak 1930 161 births

Glenroy — boys' name

161 babies named Glenroy in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1930s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Glenroy was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

9 babies were named Glenroy in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glenroy

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Glenroy between 1916 and 2011, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Glenroy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glenroy performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Glenroy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glenroy 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 161 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.

Glenroy at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

161

Since 1916

96 years of records

Peak year

1930

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1916

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2011

Glenroy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1916

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1930)
9
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
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Glenroy by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
31 births that decade — 19% of Glenroy's all-time total
1910s231920s221930s311940s61950s101970s101980s231990s252000s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glenroy?
161 babies have been named Glenroy since 1916. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1930 with 9 births.
When was Glenroy most popular?
Glenroy was most popular in the 1930s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Glenroy been used?
Glenroy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 96 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Glenroy?
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.

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, 1916–2011 (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.