Infographic of Glen name meaning, which is “The man from the valley,” from the Gaelic gleann, a mountain valley. Also spelled Glenn.
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Glen Name Popularity

How popular is the name Glen? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 147 0.0418%
1911 — 175 0.047%
1912 — 425 0.0843%
1913 — 589 0.1039%
1914 — 829 0.119%
1915 — 1,096 0.1206%
1916 — 1,135 0.1175%
1917 — 1,214 0.1213%
1918 — 1,291 0.1203%
1919 — 1,368 0.1306%
1920 — 1,395 0.1255%
1921 — 1,492 0.1303%
1922 — 1,361 0.1222%
1923 — 1,433 0.1279%
1924 — 1,499 0.1291%
1925 — 1,520 0.1345%
1926 — 1,500 0.1364%
1927 — 1,606 0.1451%
1928 — 1,579 0.1476%
1929 — 1,415 0.1366%
1930 — 1,580 0.1513%
1931 — 1,545 0.1565%
1932 — 1,452 0.147%
1933 — 1,317 0.1414%
1934 — 1,432 0.1481%
1935 — 1,368 0.1408%
1936 — 1,407 0.1461%
1937 — 1,336 0.1356%
1938 — 1,443 0.141%
1939 — 1,413 0.1389%
1940 — 1,409 0.1326%
1941 — 1,392 0.1237%
1942 — 1,409 0.1116%
1943 — 1,433 0.1098%
1944 — 1,441 0.1163%
1945 — 1,372 0.1125%
1946 — 1,662 0.1126%
1947 — 2,063 0.1236%
1948 — 2,040 0.1278%
1949 — 2,188 0.136%
1950 — 2,169 0.1347%
1951 — 2,215 0.1306%
1952 — 2,476 0.1418%
1953 — 2,380 0.1345%
1954 — 2,489 0.1362%
1955 — 2,487 0.1352%
1956 — 2,711 0.1435%
1957 — 2,922 0.1518%
1958 — 2,780 0.1471%
1959 — 2,699 0.1421%
1960 — 2,433 0.1284%
1961 — 2,685 0.1422%
1962 — 2,833 0.1543%
1963 — 2,359 0.1314%
1964 — 2,119 0.1204%
1965 — 2,069 0.1265%
1966 — 1,741 0.1115%
1967 — 1,696 0.1118%
1968 — 1,654 0.1102%
1969 — 2,239 0.1453%
1970 — 1,984 0.1247%
1971 — 1,516 0.1009%
1972 — 1,128 0.0828%
1973 — 848 0.0654%
1974 — 798 0.0614%
1975 — 777 0.0605%
1976 — 722 0.056%
1977 — 644 0.0478%
1978 — 626 0.0466%
1979 — 561 0.0398%
1980 — 573 0.0392%
1981 — 572 0.0389%
1982 — 546 0.0365%
1983 — 498 0.0337%
1984 — 527 0.0354%
1985 — 474 0.0312%
1986 — 433 0.0287%
1987 — 480 0.0315%
1988 — 458 0.0294%
1989 — 424 0.0263%
1990 — 396 0.0239%
1991 — 368 0.0226%
1992 — 325 0.0204%
1993 — 282 0.0181%
1994 — 265 0.0173%
1995 — 249 0.0165%
1996 — 218 0.0146%
1997 — 179 0.0121%
1998 — 159 0.0106%
1999 — 130 0.0087%
2000 — 155 0.0101%
2001 — 136 0.009%
2002 — 121 0.0081%
2003 — 96 0.0063%
2004 — 86 0.0056%
2005 — 73 0.0048%
2006 — 33 0.0021%
2007 — 62 0.0039%
2008 — 37 0.0024%
2009 — 46 0.0031%
2010 — 53 0.0037%
2011 — 46 0.0032%
2012 — 36 0.0025%
2013 — 48 0.0034%
2014 — 42 0.0029%
2015 — 39 0.0027%
2016 — 24 0.0017%
2017 — 24 0.0017%
2018 — 21 0.0015%
2019 — 16 0.0012%
2020 — 7 0.0005%
2021 — 19 0.0016%
2022 — 10 0.0008%
2023 — 10 0.0008%

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Names Like Glen

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What names are variants of Glen?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Glen.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Gleann

Glen

Irish

Glendale

Glen

Irish

Glendon

Settlement in the glen

Scottish

Glendyn

Glen

Irish

Glenn

Glen

Irish

Glennard

Glen

Irish

Glennie

Glen

Irish

Glennon

Glen

Irish

Glenny

Glen

Irish

Glin

Glen; valley of water

Welsh

Glinn

Glen

Irish

Glyn

Glen; valley of water

Welsh

Glynn

Glen; valley of water

Welsh


What names sound like Glen?

If you like how Glen sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Glen.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cleon

Renowned

Greek

Galan

Calm

Greek

Galen

Calm

Greek

Galeno

Calm

Greek

Galin

Calm

Greek

Galyn

Calm

Greek

Gaylen

Calm

Greek

Gilean

Servant of Saint John

Irish

Gillen

Servant of Saint John

Irish

Gilon

Joy

Hebrew

Kalen

Gaelic

Klein

Small

German

Kleon

Renowned

Greek

Kylen

Narrow, straight

Gaelic


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