Unisex name · since 1912
Glyn
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 1,383 babies named Glyn, peaking in 1934. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,191 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,383
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
1,383 boys have been named Glyn since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Glyn has 1,383 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2009.
- #4,191 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,383 born since 1912
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glyn ranks #4,191 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,383 born since 1912, peaking in the 1930s.
- #4,191 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,383
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Glyn's 1,383 recorded births place it above 90.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Glyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glyn's full recorded timeline at 1950, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1934 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2009
- Peak year (1934)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Glyn popularity over time - girls
92 total births recorded since 1925 (Glyn as girls' name)
Glyn by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (264 births, 19% of the file).
1930s was Glyn's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Glyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
107 births
- 1920s
1920s
234 births
- 1930s
1930s
264 births
- 1940s
1940s
255 births
- 1950s
1950s
223 births
- 1960s
1960s
159 births
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 264 births (19% of all-time use).
How Glyn 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 Glyn's total volume
Glyn by state
Where Glyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 151 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 33 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #6 | California | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
151 of 1,383 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Glyn's data
- Glyn's decade-level peak was the 1930s (264 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Glyns (151 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Glyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1934)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1912–2009 (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 Glyn 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.