Boy nameCurrently #1,362 in the USFalling
Glenn
GLEN//ɡlɛn//
1 syllablePeak year: 19625 lettersStarts with G
Meaning & origin
Valley
Glenn comes from the Scottish Gaelic 'gleann', meaning valley, a landscape word turned surname and then given name. Its clean, one-syllable sound was especially common mid-century.
Glenn's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Glenn |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 48 |
| 1881 | 50 |
| 1882 | 51 |
| 1883 | 70 |
| 1884 | 67 |
| 1885 | 77 |
| 1886 | 105 |
| 1887 | 91 |
| 1888 | 118 |
| 1889 | 110 |
| 1890 | 128 |
| 1891 | 150 |
| 1892 | 150 |
| 1893 | 138 |
| 1894 | 148 |
| 1895 | 173 |
| 1896 | 187 |
| 1897 | 181 |
| 1898 | 190 |
| 1899 | 173 |
| 1900 | 214 |
| 1901 | 190 |
| 1902 | 193 |
| 1903 | 203 |
| 1904 | 225 |
| 1905 | 203 |
| 1906 | 230 |
| 1907 | 241 |
| 1908 | 264 |
| 1909 | 271 |
| 1910 | 357 |
| 1911 | 355 |
| 1912 | 959 |
| 1913 | 1,142 |
| 1914 | 1,348 |
| 1915 | 1,870 |
| 1916 | 2,004 |
| 1917 | 2,024 |
| 1918 | 2,281 |
| 1919 | 2,173 |
| 1920 | 2,401 |
| 1921 | 2,481 |
| 1922 | 2,444 |
| 1923 | 2,408 |
| 1924 | 2,617 |
| 1925 | 2,659 |
| 1926 | 2,662 |
| 1927 | 2,707 |
| 1928 | 2,631 |
| 1929 | 2,472 |
| 1930 | 2,799 |
| 1931 | 2,638 |
| 1932 | 2,453 |
| 1933 | 2,390 |
| 1934 | 2,367 |
| 1935 | 2,458 |
| 1936 | 2,346 |
| 1937 | 2,289 |
| 1938 | 2,382 |
| 1939 | 2,317 |
| 1940 | 2,480 |
| 1941 | 2,546 |
| 1942 | 2,912 |
| 1943 | 3,086 |
| 1944 | 2,867 |
| 1945 | 2,748 |
| 1946 | 3,917 |
| 1947 | 5,182 |
| 1948 | 4,775 |
| 1949 | 5,439 |
| 1950 | 5,496 |
| 1951 | 5,828 |
| 1952 | 5,965 |
| 1953 | 5,756 |
| 1954 | 6,260 |
| 1955 | 6,277 |
| 1956 | 6,233 |
| 1957 | 6,301 |
| 1958 | 5,488 |
| 1959 | 5,390 |
| 1960 | 5,587 |
| 1961 | 6,302 |
| 1962 | 7,391 |
| 1963 | 5,997 |
| 1964 | 4,774 |
| 1965 | 4,372 |
| 1966 | 3,692 |
| 1967 | 3,456 |
| 1968 | 3,259 |
| 1969 | 3,488 |
| 1970 | 3,031 |
| 1971 | 2,490 |
| 1972 | 1,995 |
| 1973 | 1,714 |
| 1974 | 1,561 |
| 1975 | 1,397 |
| 1976 | 1,323 |
| 1977 | 1,256 |
| 1978 | 1,128 |
| 1979 | 1,128 |
| 1980 | 1,154 |
| 1981 | 1,115 |
| 1982 | 1,096 |
| 1983 | 1,027 |
| 1984 | 1,028 |
| 1985 | 1,024 |
| 1986 | 996 |
| 1987 | 998 |
| 1988 | 937 |
| 1989 | 930 |
| 1990 | 866 |
| 1991 | 855 |
| 1992 | 707 |
| 1993 | 670 |
| 1994 | 563 |
| 1995 | 538 |
| 1996 | 495 |
| 1997 | 472 |
| 1998 | 440 |
| 1999 | 409 |
| 2000 | 335 |
| 2001 | 307 |
| 2002 | 321 |
| 2003 | 296 |
| 2004 | 297 |
| 2005 | 261 |
| 2006 | 237 |
| 2007 | 260 |
| 2008 | 246 |
| 2009 | 175 |
| 2010 | 189 |
| 2011 | 163 |
| 2012 | 181 |
| 2013 | 163 |
| 2014 | 161 |
| 2015 | 165 |
| 2016 | 173 |
| 2017 | 142 |
| 2018 | 150 |
| 2019 | 127 |
| 2020 | 124 |
| 2021 | 125 |
| 2022 | 127 |
| 2023 | 110 |
| 2024 | 138 |
Glenn through the decades
- Glenn peaked in 1962, when 7,391 babies were named Glenn in the US.
- The 1950s were Glenn's strongest decade, averaging 5,899 births a year.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Glenn has fallen 32% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Glenn currently ranks #1,362 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Glenn
Variants & spellings
Glen
Famous people named Glenn
- Glenn Miller — bandleader