Recorded 1921–1935 Girls' name Peak 1935 16 births

Glenva — girls' name

16 babies named Glenva in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s6
1920s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Glenva was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

6 babies were named Glenva in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glenva

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Glenva between 1921 and 1935, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glenva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glenva performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Glenva shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glenva 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 16 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.

Glenva at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

16

Since 1921

15 years of records

Peak year

1935

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1921

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1935

Glenva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1921

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1935)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 193519261921 5

Glenva by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 63% of Glenva's all-time total
1920s101930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glenva?
16 babies have been named Glenva since 1921. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1935 with 6 births.
When was Glenva most popular?
Glenva was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Glenva been used?
Glenva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 15 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Glenva?
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, 1921–1935 (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.