Glenola
Glenlola Collegiate School is an all-girls' grammar school in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. The school was founded as a school for girls in approximately 1880.
Meaning & Origin of Glenola
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Glenlola Collegiate School is an all-girls' grammar school in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. The school was founded as a school for girls in approximately 1880.
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The Story of Glenola
Glenola first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1905, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 12 Glenolas were born — ranking #2,552 that year. As of 2026, Glenola ranks #4,621 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 188 Glenolas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Glenola
Glenola is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1905 and has accumulated 188 births in the dataset. Glenola's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,552. Use the chart and map above to compare Glenola'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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