Boys' name · since 1885
Glover
1,114 babies named Glover in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,114
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,114 boys have been named Glover since 1885, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Glover has 1,114 recorded births among boys since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1885 to 2014.
- #4,792 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,114 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glover ranks #4,792 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,114 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,114
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glover's 1,114 recorded births place it above 89.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Glover's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glover's full recorded timeline at 1934, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glover popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2014
- Peak year (1915)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Glover popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1921 (Glover as girls' name)
Glover by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (241 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Glover's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Glover births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 53
1890s
53 births
- 1900s 46
1900s
46 births
- 1910s
1910s
203 births
- 1920s
1920s
241 births
- 1930s
1930s
184 births
- 1940s
1940s
141 births
- 1950s
1950s
115 births
- 1960s 58
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 241 births (22% of all-time use).
How Glover compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Glover's total volume
Glover by state
Where Glover concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 63 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 33 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 18 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
63 of 1,114 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Glover's data
- Glover's decade-level peak was the 1920s (241 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Glovers (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Glover: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1885–2014 (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 Glover 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.