Glenn

“Variant of Glen — One who dwells in a valley” — Scottish Gaelic origin

Boy's name · #1443 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Glenn reached its best rank, #55, in 1962 and ranked #1443 in 2025. About 249,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Together with its spelling variant Glen (#2026), Glenn would rank around #1084 with about 200 births last year — the newborns split about 63/37 between Glenn and Glen.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,200 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 10,000 boys in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Glenns

Glenn Theodore Seaborg — American chemist (1912–1999)
Glenn Miller — American band leader, arranger, and composer (1904–1944)
Glenn Gould — Canadian composer and pianist (1932–1982)
Glenn Ford — Canadian-American actor (1916–2006)
Glenn Frey — American rock musician (1948–2016)

In stories & tradition

Glenn Quagmire — Family Guy
Glenn Rhee — The Walking Dead
Glenn Talbot — Tales to Astonish

What Glenns become

Among 1,443 notable people named Glenn:

Sports figures appear 1.91× more often than among typical names — e.g. Glenn Hoddle, English footballer and manager.

Similar names: Glen · Barry · Dwayne · Darren · Don · Vaughn

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