Girls' name · since 1921
Glenva
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Glenva, peaking in 1935. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #48,664 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
16 girls have been named Glenva since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Glenva has 16 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1935.
- #48,664 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenva ranks #48,664 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #48,664 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glenva's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Glenva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glenva's full recorded timeline at 1926, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1935 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glenva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1935
- Peak year (1935)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Glenva by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).
1920s was Glenva's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Glenva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Glenva's data
- Glenva's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1930s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glenva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1921–1935 (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 Glenva 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.