Boys' name · since 1917
Glenville
Glenville has 59 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,981 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 59
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glenville sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 59 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Glenville recorded 59 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1987.
- #20,981 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 59 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenville ranks #20,981 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,981 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 59
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glenville's 59 recorded births place it above 53.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Glenville's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glenville's full recorded timeline at 1927, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glenville popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1987
- Peak year (1927)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Glenville by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (33 births, 56% of the file).
1920s was Glenville's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Glenville births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 33 births (56% of all-time use).
Glenville by state
Where Glenville concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 5 | 8.5% |
5 of 59 births nationwide.
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What to do with Glenville's data
- Glenville's decade-level peak was the 1920s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Glenvilles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
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 Glenville: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1917–1987 (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 Glenville 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.