Where did the baby name Glenne come from in 1990?

Actress Glenne Headly as character Tess Trueheart in the movie "Dick Tracy" (1990).
Glenne Headly in “Dick Tracy

The girl name Glenne has appeared just once in the U.S. baby name data:

  • 1992: unlisted
  • 1991: unlisted
  • 1990: 5 baby girls named Glenne [debut]
  • 1989: unlisted
  • 1988: unlisted

What made it a one-hit wonder in 1990?

Connecticut-born actress Glenne Headly.

Her breakout role was in the movie Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), and she received her first Emmy nomination for her work on the 1989 TV miniseries Lonesome Dove.

But she’s best remembered for playing Dick Tracy’s love interest, Tess Trueheart, in the movie Dick Tracy (1990) — Warren Beatty’s “vibrant big screen adaptation” of the Dick Tracy comic strip.

What are your thoughts on the baby name Glenne?

Sources: Glenne Headly – Wikipedia, Glenne Headly, ‘Dick Tracy’ Actress, Dead at 62

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