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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #112, 1931boys
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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 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedAKMaine: #151 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 972 boysMEVermont: #86 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 440 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedNHWashington: #114 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 625 boysWAIdaho: #117 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 532 boysIDMontana: #88 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 397 boysMTNorth Dakota: #134 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 807 boysNDMinnesota: #104 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 574 boysMNIllinois: #120 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 852 boysILWisconsin: #104 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 679 boysWIMichigan: #111 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 733 boysMINew York: #273 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,365 boysNYMassachusetts: #188 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,332 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedRIOregon: #106 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 522 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedNVWyoming: #83 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 321 boysWYSouth Dakota: #126 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 643 boysSDIowa: #83 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 415 boysIAIndiana: #98 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 602 boysINOhio: #129 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 959 boysOHPennsylvania: #148 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,589 boysPANew Jersey: #244 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,333 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #137 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 901 boysCAUtah: #51 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 208 boysUTColorado: #102 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 464 boysCONebraska: #80 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 344 boysNEMissouri: #86 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 477 boysMOKentucky: #94 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 482 boysKYWest Virginia: #73 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 355 boysWVVirginia: #145 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 858 boysVAMaryland: #173 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,687 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedDEArizona: #172 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 862 boysAZNew Mexico: #201 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,003 boysNMKansas: #83 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 377 boysKSArkansas: #99 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 482 boysARTennessee: #94 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 539 boysTNNorth Carolina: #252 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,150 boysNCSouth Carolina: #240 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,974 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #54 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 250 boysOKLouisiana: #146 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 786 boysLAMississippi: #165 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 962 boysMSAlabama: #187 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,338 boysALGeorgia: #275 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,701 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedHITexas: #151 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 739 boysTXFlorida: #140 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 830 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#51 · 1 in 208
  2. Oklahoma#54 · 1 in 250
  3. West Virginia#73 · 1 in 355
  4. Nebraska#80 · 1 in 344
  5. Wyoming#83 · 1 in 321

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#51281 in 208
Oklahoma#54871 in 250
West Virginia#73561 in 355
Nebraska#80291 in 344
Iowa#83521 in 415
Kansas#83361 in 377
Wyoming#8361 in 321
Missouri#86651 in 477
Vermont#8661 in 440
Montana#88121 in 397
Kentucky#94591 in 482
Tennessee#94551 in 539
Indiana#98501 in 602
Arkansas#99411 in 482
Colorado#102211 in 464
Minnesota#104431 in 574
Wisconsin#104391 in 679
Oregon#106161 in 522
Michigan#111681 in 733
Washington#114221 in 625
Idaho#11791 in 532
Illinois#120751 in 852
South Dakota#12681 in 643
Ohio#129621 in 959
North Dakota#13471 in 807
California#137651 in 901
Florida#140201 in 830
Virginia#145301 in 858
Louisiana#146311 in 786
Pennsylvania#148511 in 1,589
Maine#15171 in 972
Texas#151901 in 739
Mississippi#165231 in 962
Arizona#17261 in 862
Maryland#17391 in 1,687
Alabama#187221 in 1,338
Massachusetts#188101 in 3,332
New Mexico#20161 in 1,003
South Carolina#240111 in 1,974
New Jersey#24471 in 4,333
North Carolina#252181 in 2,150
New York#273231 in 4,365
Georgia#275121 in 2,701
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———

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 1941

girls
#2,272
14 births · 1 in 86,294 girls
boys
#139
1,410 births · 1 in 871 boys

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #2,272Glen14

Top boys' names in 1941

  1. #1James66,751
  2. #2Robert64,247
  3. #3John57,520
  4. #4William47,798
  5. #5Richard39,112
  6. #6Charles32,742
  7. #7David30,553
  8. #8Thomas26,641
  9. #9Ronald24,407
  10. #10Donald22,641
  11. #139Glen1,410
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 86,294 of them was named Glen, which outranked 55.3% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glen
  1. #2,190Willena15
  2. #2,190Willow15
  3. #2,190Yvonna15
  4. #2,272Glen14
  5. #2,272Alaine14
  6. #2,272Alba14
  7. #2,272Alean14
  8. #2,397Adriane13
  9. #2,397Aggie13
  10. #2,397Aleda13

Tied with 124 names at #2,272; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

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

boys

1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 871 of them was named Glen, which outranked 96.5% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glen
  1. #136Chester1,448
  2. #137Jay1,416
  3. #138Freddie1,412
  4. #139Glen1,410
  5. #140Milton1,385
  6. #141Lynn1,351
  7. #142Joel1,339
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 586Gay#1,573 → #987
  2. ↑ 375Issac#1,251 → #876
  3. ↑ 363Otho#1,334 → #971
  4. ↑ 338Lawrance#1,208 → #870
  5. ↑ 313Ford#1,251 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 508Wilkie#792 → #1,300
  2. ↓ 452Arlis#994 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 394Ruby#939 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 359Gonzalo#850 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 325Lenord#929 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1941 →