Glenn
A Scottish surname from the Gaelic gleann, a narrow valley, originally describing where a family lived.
Glenn in 2025
Glenn was given to 124 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,061st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 26,737 babies born.
The history of Glenn
Glenn reached its highest point in 1962, when 7,389 babies were given the name, ranking 116th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 250,778 babies have been named Glenn. Half of them were born before 1953, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Glenn by decade
| Decade | Babies named Glenn | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 787 | 323 |
| 1890s | 1,618 | 292 |
| 1900s | 2,234 | 297 |
| 1910s | 14,513 | 191 |
| 1920s | 25,482 | 180 |
| 1930s | 24,439 | 164 |
| 1940s | 35,953 | 127 |
| 1950s | 58,996 | 127 |
| 1960s | 48,317 | 116 |
| 1970s | 17,020 | 238 |
| 1980s | 10,305 | 439 |
| 1990s | 6,015 | 610 |
| 2000s | 2,735 | 1,279 |
| 2010s | 1,615 | 2,277 |
| 2020s | 749 | 2,860 |
Where Glenn is heading
Glenn has fallen 25% over the past decade, from 165 babies in 2015 to 124 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1962 peak — Glenn is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Glenn
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Glenn.