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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #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 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedAKMaine: #186 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,636 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #119 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 941 boysNHWashington: #101 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 539 boysWAIdaho: #77 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 355 boysIDMontana: #111 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 570 boysMTNorth Dakota: #122 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 665 boysNDMinnesota: #81 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 465 boysMNIllinois: #105 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 682 boysILWisconsin: #85 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 515 boysWIMichigan: #129 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 941 boysMINew York: #178 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 2,031 boysNYMassachusetts: #125 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,612 boysMARhode Island: #97 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 732 boysRIOregon: #107 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 599 boysORNevada: #70 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 266 boysNVWyoming: #100 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 472 boysWYSouth Dakota: #105 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 560 boysSDIowa: #113 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 673 boysIAIndiana: #97 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 606 boysINOhio: #137 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 1,052 boysOHPennsylvania: #143 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,481 boysPANew Jersey: #124 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,226 boysNJConnecticut: #117 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,283 boysCTCalifornia: #119 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 688 boysCAUtah: #57 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 254 boysUTColorado: #132 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 744 boysCONebraska: #89 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 461 boysNEMissouri: #89 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 518 boysMOKentucky: #92 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 494 boysKYWest Virginia: #79 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 421 boysWVVirginia: #182 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,270 boysVAMaryland: #166 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,415 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedDEArizona: #157 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 838 boysAZNew Mexico: #182 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 999 boysNMKansas: #95 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 520 boysKSArkansas: #97 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 458 boysARTennessee: #118 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 704 boysTNNorth Carolina: #239 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,978 boysNCSouth Carolina: #188 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,279 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #174 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,542 boysDCOklahoma: #67 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 338 boysOKLouisiana: #108 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 513 boysLAMississippi: #180 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,234 boysMSAlabama: #166 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,144 boysALGeorgia: #257 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,424 boysGAHawaii: #105 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 504 boysHITexas: #178 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 951 boysTXFlorida: #140 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 835 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#57 · 1 in 254
  2. Oklahoma#67 · 1 in 338
  3. Nevada#70 · 1 in 266
  4. Idaho#77 · 1 in 355
  5. West Virginia#79 · 1 in 421

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#57371 in 254
Oklahoma#67691 in 338
Nevada#7051 in 266
Idaho#77191 in 355
West Virginia#79591 in 421
Minnesota#81731 in 465
Wisconsin#85741 in 515
Missouri#89791 in 518
Nebraska#89311 in 461
Kentucky#92731 in 494
Kansas#95371 in 520
Arkansas#97501 in 458
Indiana#97721 in 606
Rhode Island#97111 in 732
Wyoming#10061 in 472
Washington#101491 in 539
Hawaii#105121 in 504
Illinois#1051291 in 682
South Dakota#105131 in 560
Oregon#107271 in 599
Louisiana#108661 in 513
Montana#111111 in 570
Iowa#113431 in 673
Connecticut#117151 in 1,283
Tennessee#118561 in 704
California#1191711 in 688
New Hampshire#11961 in 941
North Dakota#122111 in 665
New Jersey#124371 in 1,226
Massachusetts#125301 in 1,612
Michigan#129781 in 941
Colorado#132211 in 744
Ohio#137851 in 1,052
Florida#140341 in 835
Pennsylvania#143741 in 1,481
Arizona#157111 in 838
Alabama#166341 in 1,144
Maryland#166171 in 1,415
District of Columbia#17481 in 1,542
New York#178731 in 2,031
Texas#1781031 in 951
Mississippi#180231 in 1,234
New Mexico#18291 in 999
Virginia#182291 in 1,270
Maine#18661 in 1,636
South Carolina#188221 in 1,279
North Carolina#239261 in 1,978
Georgia#257181 in 2,424
Alaska———
Delaware———
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 1948

girls
#2,070
22 births · 1 in 77,178 girls
boys
#133
2,047 births · 1 in 857 boys

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #2,070Glen22

Top boys' names in 1948

  1. #1James88,605
  2. #2Robert85,478
  3. #3John82,834
  4. #4William61,972
  5. #5David56,627
  6. #6Michael52,566
  7. #7Richard50,970
  8. #8Thomas43,780
  9. #9Charles38,676
  10. #10Ronald33,527
  11. #133Glen2,047
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 77,178 of them was named Glen, which outranked 65.7% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glen
  1. #2,008Vincenza23
  2. #2,008Vonna23
  3. #2,008Willetta23
  4. #2,070Glen22
  5. #2,070Adelle22
  6. #2,070Alba22
  7. #2,070Alecia22
  8. #2,126Alease21
  9. #2,126Almeta21
  10. #2,126Alverta21

Tied with 55 names at #2,070; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 555Shawn#1,510 → #955
  2. ↑ 549Regena#1,488 → #939
  3. ↑ 491Regenia#1,255 → #764
  4. ↑ 460Mickie#1,228 → #768
  5. ↑ 413Shirleen#1,377 → #964
Fallers
  1. ↓ 408Michaele#859 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 358Marge#969 → #1,327
  3. ↓ 334Ilona#875 → #1,209
  4. ↓ 282Trudi#875 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 248Marylyn#909 → #1,157

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

boys

1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 857 of them was named Glen, which outranked 96.8% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glen
  1. #130Lewis2,143
  2. #131Clyde2,073
  3. #132Allan2,063
  4. #133Glen2,047
  5. #134Floyd2,040
  6. #134Lonnie2,040
  7. #136Vernon2,034
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Arnulfo#1,316 → #802
  2. ↑ 422Lucio#1,394 → #972
  3. ↑ 377Isidro#1,190 → #813
  4. ↑ 363Shawn#923 → #560
  5. ↑ 331Aurelio#1,233 → #902
Fallers
  1. ↓ 400Marshal#1,000 → #1,400
  2. ↓ 390Robby#906 → #1,296
  3. ↓ 333Frances#923 → #1,256
  4. ↓ 324Deane#836 → #1,160
  5. ↓ 321Lenwood#975 → #1,296

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

See the top 100 for 1948 →