How Many People Are Named Glo?
An estimated 7 people in the United States have the first name Glo. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Glo peaked in popularity in 1936 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Glo 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 Glo paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Glo is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
- Glo is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
7
About 1 in 48,964,905 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1936
7 births
Total Registered
17
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Glo
Glo is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Glo as a female name
Ranked #5,586 in 1950
5 female births in 1950
Peak: 1936 (7 births)
Glo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Glo span from the 1930s to the 1950s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 7 babies were registered. While Glo is less common than at its peak in the 1930s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Glo by Decade
How has Glo 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.
Glo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Glo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Glo
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Glo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Glo?
We estimate approximately 7 people named Glo 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 48,964,905 Americans share this first name.
Is Glo a common name?
Glo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 23.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Glo most popular?
Glo reached peak popularity in 1936, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Glo is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Glo a female name?
Glo is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Glo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Glo Smith, Glo Johnson, Glo 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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