NameTides

Glenn

Glenn was the #1,443 boys' name in the US in 2025 (124 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales and #3,153 in Canada.

Glenn as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Glenn as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Glenn as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,443 (124)#4,275 (4)——#829 (3)#3,153 (5)—
2024#1,359 (139)#5,120 (3)——#582 (5)#2,439 (7)—
2023#1,576 (110)#4,992 (3)#482 (6)——#2,614 (6)—
2022#1,433 (127)—#590 (4)——#2,493 (6)—
2021#1,442 (125)#2,730 (7)#720 (3)——#2,491 (6)—
2020#1,398 (124)#3,848 (4)——#741 (3)#2,431 (6)—
2019#1,394 (127)———#506 (6)#1,634 (11)—
2018#1,234 (150)#3,412 (5)——#635 (4)#1,682 (10)—
2017#1,272 (143)#2,512 (8)#733 (3)——#2,198 (7)—
2016#1,124 (173)#2,804 (7)#592 (4)——#1,831 (9)—
2015#1,141 (165)#3,004 (6)#389 (8)—#615 (4)#1,384 (13)—
2014#1,166 (161)#2,964 (6)#439 (7)————
2013#1,115 (163)#2,403 (8)#687 (3)#343 (4)—#1,470 (12)—
2012#1,052 (181)#3,039 (6)#568 (4)#403 (3)#401 (9)#1,781 (9)—
2011#1,118 (163)#1,909 (11)#648 (3)—#366 (11)#1,211 (16)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1962 at #55.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Glenn is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 16,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Glenn by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #618WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #801WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #869MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #765ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Glenn (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GlennCanadaBoys#3,1535
GlennEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
GlennIrelandBoys#8293
GlennNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
GlennNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
GlennNSWBoys—too few
GlennScotlandBoys—too few
GlennUSGirls—too few
GlennUSBoys#1,443124