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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Glena

Glena was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 1426th; the most babies were born in 1950 (31). More babies were named Glena in the 1930s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195031 babies
Total since 1880
1,078babies recorded

Glena popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#4,11514
1960#2,59722
1950#1,69131
1940#1,99117
1930#1,63124
1920#2,03319
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Glena, counting every spelling?

Glena has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Glena?

About 500 people born in the US named Glena are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 64 and 79. That makes Glena a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Glena by state

How common Glena was among girls born in each state in 1948–1952, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Glena, girls, 1948–1952. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Glena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Glena, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Glena

How popular is the name Glena?

Glena was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 1426th; the most babies were born in 1950 (31). More babies were named Glena in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Glena a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,078 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Glena most popular?

In 1948–1952, Glena was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls).