Glen

Last seen for girls in 1988 at #11,798 · #2,020 for boys in 2025, 74 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1931 · 1,563 births
Debut · boys
24 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
125,706
since 1880

Glen over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Glen has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201914peak #112, 1931boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,02074
2024—#2,28862
2023—#2,38757
2022—#2,08372
2021—#1,81586
2020—#2,41954
2019—#1,97474
2018—#1,90178
2017—#1,61299
2016—#1,79984
2015—#1,66894
2014—#1,526105
2013—#1,546102
2012—#1,60297
2011—#1,404118
2010—#1,65294
2009—#1,413119
2008—#1,445114
2007—#1,311131
2006—#1,306126
2005—#1,225129
2004—#1,080147
2003—#969166
2002—#891182
2001—#837194
2000—#765217
1999—#777204
1998—#740218
1997—#682237
1996—#647259
1995—#591301
1994—#573321
1993—#552337
1992—#526370
1991—#484416
1990—#464450
1989—#428480
1988#11,7985#390507
1987—#381505
1986—#393463
1985#8,3187#360510
1984#10,4225#340550
1983—#344527
1982—#330581
1981#9,1106#312609
1980#10,3925#319599
1979—#320586
1978—#291653
1977—#293667
1976#9,2845#261751
1975—#250808
1974#6,2588#244818
1973#7,4356#242867
1972#7,2926#2021,153
1971#4,81011#1741,534
1970#4,03814#1551,997
1969#3,77414#1362,241
1968#3,61014#1621,667
1967#4,6259#1571,710
1966#3,95911#1611,750
1965#3,54913#1492,068
1964#5,0088#1542,124
1963#3,80112#1432,357
1962#2,60522#1292,831
1961#3,18916#1352,686
1960#5,1687#1432,443
1959#2,59620#1342,693
1958#2,37623#1312,798
1957#2,34723#1292,924
1956#2,53020#1252,720
1955#2,15625#1312,490
1954#2,29522#1312,496
1953#2,81215#1292,389
1952#2,12623#1212,492
1951#2,18221#1272,220
1950#2,53516#1252,173
1949#2,13421#1272,203
1948#2,07022#1332,047
1947#3,44810#1382,070
1946#2,02421#1431,677
1945#1,94119#1481,395
1944#2,51113#1471,451
1943#2,86111#1461,445
1942#2,31115#1441,421
1941#2,27214#1391,410
1940#1,59124#1301,434
1939#1,79719#1231,428
1938#1,75220#1211,464
1937#1,58023#1221,357
1936#1,74119#1191,441
1935#1,51424#1241,396
1934#1,91317#1201,442
1933#1,47025#1241,335
1932#1,87718#1181,465
1931#1,39428#1121,563
1930#1,40330#1141,595
1929#1,41929#1231,427
1928#1,39431#1151,595
1927#1,33136#1151,617
1926#1,30336#1211,519
1925#1,64726#1171,537
1924#2,30816#1181,518
1923#1,59827#1211,450
1922#1,57528#1231,384
1921#1,86722#1191,506
1920#1,75123#1221,412
1919#1,74522#1161,389
1918#1,41130#1251,318
1917#1,65222#1221,235
1916#1,53324#1221,156
1915#1,67220#1231,112
1914#2,00912#123853
1913#2,1649#129606
1912#1,62012#139460
1911#2,4635#145231
1910—#165184
1909#1,6078#145178
1908—#149158
1907#2,0615#150150
1906#1,15411#164120
1905#1,6966#157128
1904#1,4867#157120
1903#1,4407#152121
1902—#149123
1901#1,6795#150105
1900#1,7236#155134
1899—#150101
1898#1,3797#154111
1897#1,3856#17588
1896#1,2927#145113
1895—#151102
1894#1,3536#142108
1893—#18977
1892#1,2786#151106
1891—#15785
1890#1,2106#19468
1889—#21958
1888#1,2765#19477
1887#1,1475#21852
1886—#24349
1885#1,0475#24545
1884#1,0245#25147
1883—#31827
1882—#33227
1881—#28631
1880—#35024
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Glen was already there! It came in at #350, and was given to 24 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 32 boys a year got the name.

Where Glen is popular in 1914

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedNHWashington: #113 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 578 boysWAIdaho: #37 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 120 boysIDMontana: #44 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 171 boysMTNorth Dakota: #121 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 549 boysNDMinnesota: #102 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 490 boysMNIllinois: #108 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 586 boysILWisconsin: #106 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 529 boysWIMichigan: #111 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 641 boysMINew York: #320 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,886 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedRIOregon: #83 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 353 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #87 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 335 boysSDIowa: #48 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 179 boysIAIndiana: #72 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 353 boysINOhio: #114 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 724 boysOHPennsylvania: #172 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,694 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #158 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,008 boysCAUtah: #17 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 83 boysUTColorado: #87 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 374 boysCONebraska: #72 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 265 boysNEMissouri: #58 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 248 boysMOKentucky: #104 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 578 boysKYWest Virginia: #66 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 298 boysWVVirginia: #153 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 929 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedNMKansas: #48 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 177 boysKSArkansas: #73 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 324 boysARTennessee: #163 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,027 boysTNNorth Carolina: #219 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,472 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #63 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 243 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedMSAlabama: #369 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,141 boysALGeorgia: #311 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,625 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedHITexas: #117 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 572 boysTXFlorida: #211 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,276 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#17 · 1 in 83
  2. Idaho#37 · 1 in 120
  3. Montana#44 · 1 in 171
  4. Kansas#48 · 1 in 177
  5. Iowa#48 · 1 in 179

Best ever in a state: #12 in Utah, 1927.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#17331 in 83
Idaho#37171 in 120
Montana#44161 in 171
Iowa#48661 in 179
Kansas#48481 in 177
Missouri#58691 in 248
Oklahoma#63441 in 243
West Virginia#66271 in 298
Indiana#72411 in 353
Nebraska#72271 in 265
Arkansas#73311 in 324
Oregon#8391 in 353
Colorado#87111 in 374
South Dakota#87101 in 335
Minnesota#102241 in 490
Kentucky#104231 in 578
Wisconsin#106251 in 529
Illinois#108601 in 586
Michigan#111241 in 641
Washington#11391 in 578
Ohio#114391 in 724
Texas#117511 in 572
North Dakota#12171 in 549
Virginia#153151 in 929
California#158131 in 1,008
Tennessee#163131 in 1,027
Pennsylvania#172331 in 1,694
Florida#21151 in 1,276
North Carolina#219131 in 1,472
Georgia#31181 in 2,625
New York#320131 in 4,886
Alabama#36951 in 3,141
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Glen
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 268 spots since 2024 (#2,288 → #2,020)
  • 399 spots since 2020 (#2,419 → #2,020)
  • 352 spots since 2015 (#1,668 → #2,020)
  • Biggest jump: 67 spots in 1884 (#318 → #251)
  • Biggest drop: 111 spots in 2004 (#969 → #1,080)
Rise & fade · boys
51 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1931 at #112 (1,563 births)
  • Births halved by 1976, 45 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 124 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1880–2003
Share of babies · boys
1 in 665
  • Highest: 1 in 665 boys born in 1931 were named Glen (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 23,082 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 20.2% of all boys named Glen (25,395) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s437#194 (1888)#266
1890s959#142 (1894)#161
1900s1,337#145 (1909)#153
1910s8,544#116 (1919)#131
1920s14,965#115 (1927)#119
1930s14,486#112 (1931)#120
1940s16,553#127 (1949)#140
1950s25,395#121 (1952)#128
1960s21,877#129 (1962)#147
1970s9,834#155 (1970)#243
1980s5,331#312 (1981)#360
1990s3,113#464 (1990)#604
2000s1,525#765 (2000)#1,124
2010s945#1,404 (2011)#1,668
2020s405#1,815 (2021)#2,169

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Glen in 1914

girls
#2,009
12 births · 1 in 63,465 girls
boys
#123
853 births · 1 in 768 boys

Top girls' names in 1914

  1. #1Mary45,346
  2. #2Helen23,221
  3. #3Dorothy18,782
  4. #4Margaret17,763
  5. #5Ruth15,839
  6. #6Anna11,865
  7. #7Mildred11,649
  8. #8Elizabeth11,367
  9. #9Frances9,677
  10. #10Marie8,829
  11. #2,009Glen12

Top boys' names in 1914

  1. #1John37,947
  2. #2William29,753
  3. #3James26,262
  4. #4Robert21,188
  5. #5Joseph18,829
  6. #6George17,602
  7. #7Charles16,937
  8. #8Edward12,319
  9. #9Frank12,002
  10. #10Walter8,962
  11. #123Glen853
More about 1914

girls

761,581 girls got a published name in 1914; 1 in 63,465 of them was named Glen, which outranked 52.2% of the 4,206 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glen
  1. #1,896Vern13
  2. #1,896Wanetta13
  3. #1,896Zell13
  4. #2,009Glen12
  5. #2,009Agustina12
  6. #2,009Allyne12
  7. #2,009Amparo12
  8. #2,125Abby11
  9. #2,125Aldina11
  10. #2,125Aldora11

Tied with 115 names at #2,009; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. ↑ 589Rilla#1,358 → #769
  2. ↑ 587Venita#1,465 → #878
  3. ↑ 509Orene#1,465 → #956
  4. ↑ 486Vonnie#1,405 → #919
  5. ↑ 463Kathlyn#1,020 → #557
Fallers
  1. ↓ 837Christena#981 → #1,818
  2. ↓ 642Tiny#961 → #1,603
  3. ↓ 504Dominga#881 → #1,385
  4. ↓ 504Florrie#881 → #1,385
  5. ↓ 419Veola#925 → #1,344

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

654,762 boys got a published name in 1914; 1 in 768 of them was named Glen, which outranked 96.7% of the 3,759 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glen
  1. #120Curtis915
  2. #121Roland882
  3. #122Oliver861
  4. #123Glen853
  5. #124Nathan848
  6. #125Horace840
  7. #126Roger816
Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. ↑ 817Gilmore#1,803 → #986
  2. ↑ 647Santos#1,580 → #933
  3. ↑ 546Lorenza#1,365 → #819
  4. ↑ 534Bobby#1,441 → #907
  5. ↑ 534Gino#1,441 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 918Bernardo#950 → #1,868
  2. ↓ 692Eston#995 → #1,687
  3. ↓ 692Rolf#995 → #1,687
  4. ↓ 613Orson#995 → #1,608
  5. ↓ 458West#930 → #1,388

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1914 →