Names / Boy names
Glenn
Current rank
#1,443
holding steady
All-time peak
#55
in 1962
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
250,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #55 in 1962 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Glenn is a boys' name that first appears in 1880. Its strongest year was 1962, at #55 nationally. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Across all years, more than 250,700 children have been named this.