Recorded 1917–1987 Boys' name Peak 1927 59 births

Glenville — boys' name

59 babies named Glenville in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s331930s101940s51980s5
1920s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Glenville was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

8 babies were named Glenville in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glenville

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Glenville between 1917 and 1987, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Glenville currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glenville performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Glenville shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Glenville in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glenville 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 59 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.

Glenville at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

59

Since 1917

71 years of records

Peak year

1927

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1917

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1987

Glenville popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1917

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1927)
8
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
456789 1987194319391930192719261925192419211917 6

Glenville by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
33 births that decade — 56% of Glenville's all-time total
1910s61920s331930s101940s51980s5

Glenville by state

Where Glenville concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Glenville
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 West Virginia
5 8.5%
West Virginia share of Glenville's total US births 8.5%

5 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glenville?
59 babies have been named Glenville since 1917. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1927 with 8 births.
When was Glenville most popular?
Glenville was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Glenville most popular?
The top states for the name Glenville are West Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Glenville been used?
Glenville has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 71 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Glenville?
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, 1917–1987 (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.