Glenn
Scottish Gaelic gleann, “valley,” by way of a surname.
1962peak year
No. 55best rank (1962)
250,778babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Glenn appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 63 different years between 1901 and 1969. Its biggest year was 1962, when 7,356 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 55 nationally. All told, 250,778 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Glen (127,054), Gleen (667) (total births since 1880)
Explore Glenn interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 731 | No. 136 |
| 1890s | 1,501 | No. 104 |
| 1900s | 2,122 | No. 94 |
| 1910s | 14,304 | No. 84 |
| 1920s | 25,157 | No. 75 |
| 1930s | 24,222 | No. 71 |
| 1940s | 35,717 | No. 61 |
| 1950s | 58,714 | No. 58 |
| 1960s | 48,095 | No. 55 |
| 1970s | 16,888 | No. 109 |
| 1980s | 10,189 | No. 215 |
| 1990s | 5,908 | No. 296 |
| 2000s | 2,730 | No. 591 |
| 2010s | 1,615 | No. 1023 |
| 2020s | 749 | No. 1359 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.