Recorded 1909–1943 Girls' name Peak 1909 20 births

Glinnie — girls' name

20 babies named Glinnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1909. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51920s101940s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Glinnie was born in this single decade.

1909
Single peak year

5 babies were named Glinnie in 1909 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glinnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Glinnie between 1909 and 1943, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glinnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1909, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glinnie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Glinnie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glinnie 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 20 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.

Glinnie at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

20

Since 1909

35 years of records

Peak year

1909

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1909

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1943

Glinnie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1909

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1909)
5
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
5 1943192619251909 5

Glinnie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 50% of Glinnie's all-time total
1900s51920s101940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glinnie?
20 babies have been named Glinnie since 1909. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1909 with 5 births.
When was Glinnie most popular?
Glinnie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1909.
How long has the name Glinnie been used?
Glinnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 35 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Glinnie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glinda, Glika, Glida. 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, 1909–1943 (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.