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Glen

Boy

Meaning of Glen: Scottish: 'valley'

Glen is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2005th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2005

74 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

127,054

First recorded 1880 · peak 1957

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 615 babies1982: 581 babies1983: 527 babies1984: 555 babies1985: 517 babies1986: 463 babies1987: 505 babies1988: 512 babies1989: 480 babies1990: 450 babies19901991: 416 babies1992: 370 babies1993: 337 babies1994: 321 babies1995: 301 babies1996: 259 babies1997: 237 babies1998: 218 babies1999: 204 babies2000: 217 babies20002001: 194 babies2002: 182 babies2003: 166 babies2004: 147 babies2005: 129 babies2006: 126 babies2007: 131 babies2008: 114 babies2009: 119 babies2010: 94 babies20102011: 118 babies2012: 97 babies2013: 102 babies2014: 105 babies2015: 94 babies2016: 84 babies2017: 99 babies2018: 78 babies2019: 74 babies2020: 54 babies20202021: 86 babies2022: 72 babies2023: 57 babies2024: 62 babies2025: 74 babies
US babies named Glen per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 615.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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