Glenn

Meaning: One who dwells in a valley
Origin: Scottish surname — Variant of Glen

Boy's name · #1443 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Glenn reached its best rank, #55, in 1962 and ranked #1443 in 2025. About 249,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#829 in Ireland (2025) · #1,028 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,040 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,146 in France (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #2,294 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,153 in Canada (2025) · #4,275 in England & Wales (2025) · #482 in Scotland (2023) · #13,397 in Italy (2022) · #1,243 in Belgium (2021) · #2,439 in Austria (2021) and 6 more.

Famous Glenns

Glenn Theodore Seaborg — American chemist (1912–1999)
Glenn Miller — American band leader, arranger, and composer (1904–1944)
Glenn Gould — Canadian pianist (1932–1982)
Glenn Ford — American actor (1916–2006)
Glenn Frey — American rock musician (1948–2016)
Glenn Greenwald — American journalist (born 1967)
Glenn Beck — American political commentator (born 1964)
Glenn Hoddle — English footballer and manager (born 1957)
Glenn Hughes — English bassist and singer (born 1951)
Glenn Tipton — British guitarist (born 1947)

In stories & tradition

Glenn Quagmire — Family Guy (TV series)
Glenn Rhee — Fictional character from The Walking Dead
Glenn Talbot — Fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics

What Glenns become

Among 1,443 notable people named Glenn:

Sports figures appear 1.91× more often than among typical names — e.g. Glenn Hoddle, English footballer and manager (born 1957).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Glen (#2026), Glenn would rank around #1084 with about 200 births last year — the newborns split about 63/37 between Glenn and Glen.

Similar names: Glen · Barry · Dwayne · Darren · Don · Vaughn

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