Glen

Boy name

Glen has been given to 127,054 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1957.

Meaning & origin /ɡlɛn/

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

127,054

Peak year

1957 (2,947 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -21%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Famous people named Glen

Glen Johnson

English association football player (born 1984)

Glen Campbell

American musician (1936–2017)

David Brin

American scientist and science fiction author (born 1950)

Glen Powell

American actor

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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