Glenn

Boy name

Glenn has been given to 250,778 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1962.

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

250,778

Peak year

1962 (7,389 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -25%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Famous people named Glenn

Glenn Close

American actress

Glenn Theodore Seaborg

American chemist (1912–1999)

Glenn Gould

Canadian composer and pianist (1932–1982)

Glenn Ford

Canadian-American actor (1916–2006)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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