Glenford
Glenford, a male given name, may refer to one of the following:Glenford Baptist, Belizean prisoner, who became Belize's longest serving death row inmate Glenford Eckleton Mitchell, member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá'í Faith Glenford Myers, American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and author Glenford Spencer, Jamaican criminal and member of the…
Meaning & Origin of Glenford
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Glenford, a male given name, may refer to one of the following:Glenford Baptist, Belizean prisoner, who became Belize's longest serving death row inmate Glenford Eckleton Mitchell, member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá'í Faith Glenford Myers, American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and author Glenford Spencer, Jamaican criminal and member of the…
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The Story of Glenford
Glenford first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 16 Glenfords were born — ranking #2,040 that year. As of 2026, Glenford ranks #10,556 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 487 Glenfords have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Glenford
Glenford is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 487 births in the dataset. Glenford's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,040. Use the chart and map above to compare Glenford's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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