How Many People Are Named Glenford?
An estimated 226 people in the United States have the first name Glenford. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Glenford peaked in popularity in 1922 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Glenford as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Glenford paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
226
About 1 in 1,516,612 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1922
16 births
Total Registered
487
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Glenford
Glenford is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 487 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Glenford as a male name
Ranked #11,162 in 2001
5 male births in 2001
Peak: 1922 (16 births)
Glenford: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Glenford span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 113 babies were registered. Glenford has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Glenford by Decade
How has Glenford tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Glenford by State
Glenford + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Glenford as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Glenford
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Glenford: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Glenford?
We estimate approximately 226 people named Glenford are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,516,612 Americans share this first name.
Is Glenford a common name?
Glenford is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 487 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Glenford most popular?
Glenford reached peak popularity in 1922, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Glenford is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Glenford a male name?
Glenford is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Glenford Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Glenford Smith, Glenford Johnson, Glenford Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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