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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #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 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedAKMaine: #105 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 643 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #87 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 591 boysNHWashington: #121 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 718 boysWAIdaho: #190 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,071 boysIDMontana: #136 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 623 boysMTNorth Dakota: #135 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 704 boysNDMinnesota: #111 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 703 boysMNIllinois: #186 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,362 boysILWisconsin: #125 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 909 boysWIMichigan: #161 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,137 boysMINew York: #161 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 1,103 boysNYMassachusetts: #74 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 549 boysMARhode Island: #103 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 889 boysRIOregon: #153 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 933 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedNVWyoming: #76 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 313 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedSDIowa: #184 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,610 boysIAIndiana: #156 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,098 boysINOhio: #182 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,530 boysOHPennsylvania: #169 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,618 boysPANew Jersey: #110 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 786 boysNJConnecticut: #97 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 702 boysCTCalifornia: #164 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 939 boysCAUtah: #98 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 455 boysUTColorado: #138 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 742 boysCONebraska: #140 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,007 boysNEMissouri: #149 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 891 boysMOKentucky: #109 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 646 boysKYWest Virginia: #91 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 549 boysWVVirginia: #143 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 911 boysVAMaryland: #140 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 895 boysMDDelaware: #102 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 604 boysDEArizona: #223 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,206 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Glen, so not publishedNMKansas: #203 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,547 boysKSArkansas: #146 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 746 boysARTennessee: #142 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 836 boysTNNorth Carolina: #255 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,068 boysNCSouth Carolina: #362 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,728 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #134 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 741 boysDCOklahoma: #108 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 555 boysOKLouisiana: #160 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 781 boysLAMississippi: #173 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 876 boysMSAlabama: #278 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,229 boysALGeorgia: #285 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,275 boysGAHawaii: #73 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 308 boysHITexas: #202 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 1,045 boysTXFlorida: #181 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,010 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#73 · 1 in 308
  2. Massachusetts#74 · 1 in 549
  3. Wyoming#76 · 1 in 313
  4. New Hampshire#87 · 1 in 591
  5. West Virginia#91 · 1 in 549

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#73191 in 308
Massachusetts#74831 in 549
Wyoming#7671 in 313
New Hampshire#8791 in 591
West Virginia#91251 in 549
Connecticut#97321 in 702
Utah#98231 in 455
Delaware#10271 in 604
Rhode Island#10381 in 889
Maine#105121 in 643
Oklahoma#108331 in 555
Kentucky#109421 in 646
New Jersey#110671 in 786
Minnesota#111441 in 703
Washington#121371 in 718
Wisconsin#125391 in 909
District of Columbia#134161 in 741
North Dakota#13571 in 704
Montana#13681 in 623
Colorado#138241 in 742
Maryland#140311 in 895
Nebraska#140111 in 1,007
Tennessee#142391 in 836
Virginia#143401 in 911
Arkansas#146201 in 746
Missouri#149411 in 891
Oregon#153161 in 933
Indiana#156401 in 1,098
Louisiana#160441 in 781
Michigan#161671 in 1,137
New York#1611341 in 1,103
California#1641781 in 939
Pennsylvania#169561 in 1,618
Mississippi#173231 in 876
Florida#181471 in 1,010
Ohio#182591 in 1,530
Iowa#184141 in 1,610
Illinois#186671 in 1,362
Idaho#19051 in 1,071
Texas#202981 in 1,045
Kansas#203101 in 1,547
Arizona#223121 in 1,206
North Carolina#255211 in 2,068
Alabama#278131 in 2,229
Georgia#285181 in 2,275
South Carolina#36261 in 3,728
Alaska
Nevada
New Mexico
South Dakota
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 1968

girls
#3,610
14 births · 1 in 117,171 girls
boys
#162
1,667 births · 1 in 1,043 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #3,610Glen14

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #162Glen1,667
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 117,171 of them was named Glen, which outranked 56.0% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glen
  1. #3,456Willow15
  2. #3,456Zita15
  3. #3,456Zorina15
  4. #3,610Glen14
  5. #3,610Adraine14
  6. #3,610Alanda14
  7. #3,610Albertha14
  8. #3,789Adrien13
  9. #3,789Adrina13
  10. #3,789Alishia13

Tied with 178 names at #3,610; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. 3,132Coretta#3,656#524
  2. 1,257Tamika#1,980#723
  3. 1,150Tamiko#1,702#552
  4. 607Chantel#1,348#741
  5. 490Chantal#1,441#951
Fallers
  1. 602Wende#857#1,459
  2. 545Zina#959#1,504
  3. 341Evonne#970#1,311
  4. 294Portia#902#1,196
  5. 285Mariann#973#1,258

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

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 1,043 of them was named Glen, which outranked 96.6% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glen
  1. #159Shannon1,704
  2. #160Edwin1,685
  3. #160Jerome1,685
  4. #162Glen1,667
  5. #163Nathan1,654
  6. #164Earl1,652
  7. #165Wesley1,642
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. 649Dustin#1,018#369
  2. 567Damion#1,411#844
  3. 490Korey#1,388#898
  4. 434Darby#1,364#930
  5. 393Jamal#1,181#788
Fallers
  1. 926Illya#968#1,894
  2. 357Maury#925#1,282
  3. 298Cedrick#885#1,183
  4. 290Dell#875#1,165
  5. 257Faron#843#1,100

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

See the top 100 for 1968