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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #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 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedAKMaine: #162 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 920 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedNHWashington: #72 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 317 boysWAIdaho: #40 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 144 boysIDMontana: #85 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 401 boysMTNorth Dakota: #105 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 439 boysNDMinnesota: #83 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 369 boysMNIllinois: #85 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 484 boysILWisconsin: #98 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 517 boysWIMichigan: #100 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 606 boysMINew York: #257 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,544 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedRIOregon: #79 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 351 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedNVWyoming: #71 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 279 boysWYSouth Dakota: #66 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 234 boysSDIowa: #63 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 257 boysIAIndiana: #60 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 306 boysINOhio: #94 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 596 boysOHPennsylvania: #176 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,007 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #153 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 914 boysCAUtah: #21 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 101 boysUTColorado: #58 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 248 boysCONebraska: #69 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 270 boysNEMissouri: #69 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 322 boysMOKentucky: #91 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 540 boysKYWest Virginia: #71 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 400 boysWVVirginia: #151 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 863 boysVAMaryland: #210 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,655 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedDEArizona: #117 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 471 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedNMKansas: #68 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 259 boysKSArkansas: #87 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 385 boysARTennessee: #102 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 579 boysTNNorth Carolina: #240 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,894 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #64 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 252 boysOKLouisiana: #269 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,759 boysLAMississippi: #244 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,909 boysMSAlabama: #233 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,773 boysALGeorgia: #317 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,150 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedHITexas: #165 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 838 boysTXFlorida: #234 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,650 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#21 · 1 in 101
  2. Idaho#40 · 1 in 144
  3. Colorado#58 · 1 in 248
  4. Indiana#60 · 1 in 306
  5. Iowa#63 · 1 in 257

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#21501 in 101
Idaho#40241 in 144
Colorado#58351 in 248
Indiana#60841 in 306
Iowa#63801 in 257
Oklahoma#64911 in 252
South Dakota#66251 in 234
Kansas#68611 in 259
Missouri#69921 in 322
Nebraska#69441 in 270
West Virginia#71441 in 400
Wyoming#7161 in 279
Washington#72311 in 317
Oregon#79171 in 351
Minnesota#83581 in 369
Illinois#851221 in 484
Montana#85101 in 401
Arkansas#87471 in 385
Kentucky#91481 in 540
Ohio#94891 in 596
Wisconsin#98461 in 517
Michigan#100651 in 606
Tennessee#102421 in 579
North Dakota#105141 in 439
Arizona#11781 in 471
Virginia#151271 in 863
California#153401 in 914
Maine#16271 in 920
Texas#165661 in 838
Pennsylvania#176441 in 2,007
Maryland#21051 in 2,655
Alabama#233151 in 1,773
Florida#23481 in 1,650
North Carolina#240181 in 1,894
Mississippi#244101 in 1,909
New York#257271 in 3,544
Louisiana#269111 in 1,759
Georgia#31791 in 3,150
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Massachusetts———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
Vermont———

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 1925

girls
#1,647
26 births · 1 in 46,822 girls
boys
#117
1,537 births · 1 in 726 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #1,647Glen26

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #117Glen1,537
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 46,822 of them was named Glen, which outranked 71.5% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glen
  1. #1,609Virgina27
  2. #1,609Vlasta27
  3. #1,609Willow27
  4. #1,647Glen26
  5. #1,647Abby26
  6. #1,647Aleene26
  7. #1,647Alida26
  8. #1,700Anthony25
  9. #1,700Arie25
  10. #1,700Betsey25

Tied with 52 names at #1,647; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 726 of them was named Glen, which outranked 97.6% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glen
  1. #114Manuel1,553
  2. #115Junior1,545
  3. #116Homer1,544
  4. #117Glen1,537
  5. #118Curtis1,520
  6. #119Leslie1,518
  7. #120Virgil1,503
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →