Glen

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Glen is a given name of Scottish Gaelic origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 126,977 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 125,629 as boys and 1,348 as girls. Glen gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly. It is the #589 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 61
2023 57
2022 71
2021 86
2020 54
2019 74
2018 78
2017 99
2016 84
2015 94
2014 105
2013 102
2012 97
2011 118
2010 94
2009 119
2008 114
2007 131
2006 126
2005 129
2004 147
2003 166
2002 182
2001 194
2000 217
1999 204
1998 218
1997 237
1996 259
1995 301
1994 321
1993 337
1992 370
1991 416
1990 450
1989 480
1988 512
1987 505
1986 463
1985 517
1984 554
1983 527
1982 581
1981 615
1980 604
1979 586
1978 653
1977 667
1976 756
1975 808
1974 826
1973 873
1972 1,159
1971 1,544
1970 2,012
1969 2,255
1968 1,681
1967 1,719
1966 1,760
1965 2,081
1964 2,133
1963 2,370
1962 2,852
1961 2,704
1960 2,448
1959 2,714
1958 2,820
1957 2,948
1956 2,740
1955 2,515
1954 2,518
1953 2,404
1952 2,515
1951 2,241
1950 2,189
1949 2,224
1948 2,068
1947 2,080
1946 1,698
1945 1,414
1944 1,464
1943 1,456
1942 1,436
1941 1,424
1940 1,458
1939 1,447
1938 1,484
1937 1,380
1936 1,460
1935 1,420
1934 1,459
1933 1,360
1932 1,483
1931 1,591
1930 1,625
1929 1,456
1928 1,626
1927 1,653
1926 1,555
1925 1,563
1924 1,534
1923 1,477
1922 1,412
1921 1,528
1920 1,435
1919 1,411
1918 1,348
1917 1,257
1916 1,180
1915 1,132
1914 865
1913 615
1912 472
1911 236
1910 184
1909 186
1908 158
1907 155
1906 131
1905 134
1904 127
1903 128
1902 123
1901 110
1900 140
1899 101
1898 118
1897 94
1896 120
1895 102
1894 114
1893 77
1892 112
1891 85
1890 74
1889 58
1888 82
1887 57
1886 49
1885 50
1884 52
1883 27
1882 27
1881 31
1880 24