Glenna comes from the English / Gaelic / Irish / Scottish tradition, meaning Living In The Valley.
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How popular is Glenna?
1951peak year
The name Glenna reached its peak in 1951, with 645 registrations (ranked #310). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1880. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #10932) today, averaging about 9 new babies per year. Glenna's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 25,622 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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