Recorded 1927–1991 Girls' name Peak 1955 212 births

Glynna — girls' name

212 babies named Glynna in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s361940s391950s671960s441970s51990s5
1950s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Glynna was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

15 babies were named Glynna in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glynna

The Social Security Administration has registered 212 babies named Glynna between 1927 and 1991, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glynna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glynna performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Glynna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Glynna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glynna 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 212 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.

Glynna at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

212

Since 1927

65 years of records

Peak year

1955

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1927

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1991

Glynna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1927

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1955)
15
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
05101520 19911967195819531948194119331927 5

Glynna by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
67 births that decade — 32% of Glynna's all-time total
1920s161930s361940s391950s671960s441970s51990s5

Glynna by state

Where Glynna concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Glynna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18 8.5%
Texas share of Glynna's total US births 8.5%

18 of 212 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glynna?
212 babies have been named Glynna since 1927. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1955 with 15 births.
When was Glynna most popular?
Glynna was most popular in the 1950s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Glynna most popular?
The top states for the name Glynna are Texas (18 births).
How long has the name Glynna been used?
Glynna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 65 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Glynna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glynda, Glynis, Glynnis, Glynn, and 4 more. 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, 1927–1991 (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.