How Many People Are Named Glenna?
An estimated 10,045 people in the United States have the first name Glenna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Glenna peaked in popularity in 1951 with 645 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Glenna 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 Glenna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Glenna is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
10,045
About 1 in 34,122 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1951
645 births
Total Registered
25,622
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Glenna
Glenna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25,622 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Glenna as a male name
Ranked #3,652 in 1940
5 male births in 1940
Peak: 1940 (5 births)
Glenna as a female name
Ranked #12,576 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1951 (645 births)
Glenna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Glenna span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 5,182 babies were registered. Glenna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Glenna by Decade
How has Glenna 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.
Glenna by State
Birth registrations for Glenna span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky. The lowest are in South Dakota, District of Columbia, Wyoming. On average, about 456 Glennas were registered per state.
Glenna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Glenna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Glenna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Glenna?
We estimate approximately 10,045 people named Glenna 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 34,122 Americans share this first name.
Is Glenna a common name?
Glenna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25,622 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Glenna most popular?
Glenna reached peak popularity in 1951, when 645 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Glenna is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Glenna a female name?
Glenna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Glenna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Glenna Smith, Glenna Johnson, Glenna 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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