Glenn
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Glenn
Glenn appealed to a lot of post-World War II parents for its cool, leafy image, also calling up the Big Band sounds of Glenn Miller and the calm, composed image of actor Glenn Ford, whose name at birth was the Welsh Gwyllyn. It could possible be in line for a comeback in the more nature-evoking spelling of Glen, as used by Glen Campbell, or possibly even the Welsh Glyn.
Glenn for girls
While actress Glenn Close didn't inspire many parents to give their daughters her name in particular, she did help launch a general trend toward boy names for girls.
Pronounced GLEN.
As of October 2026, Glenn ranked #1443 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #55 in 1962.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,168 | 161 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,142 | 165 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,125 | 173 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,279 | 142 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,236 | 150 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,396 | 127 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,400 | 124 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,443 | 125 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,434 | 127 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,582 | 110 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,362 | 138 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,443 | 124 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Glenn for boys
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Glenn on lists
Famous Glenns
- Glenn Franklin Howerton IIIBoy
American Actor, Writer, Producer, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
- (Alton) Glenn MillerBoy
American musician and bandleader
- Glenn Lee BeckBoy
American TV host
- Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" FordBoy
American actor
- Glenn Bolton aka DaddyBoy
O, American rapper
- Glenn Martin Christopher Francis QuinnBoy
Irish actor
- Glenn Theodore SeaborgBoy
American chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Allen Anzalone)Boy
American musician of bands the Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig
- Glenn Lewis FreyBoy
American musician of The Eagles
- Glenn WorfBoy
American country music bassist
- Glenn Henry "Mr. Goalie" HallBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
- Glenda Veronica "Glenn" CloseGirl
American actress
- Glenn DanzigGirl
singer of The Misfits and Danzig
- Glenn TilbrookGirl
lead singer and guitarist of English band Squeeze
- Rumer Glenn WillisGirl
daughter of American actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore
Glenn in pop culture
- Glenn RheeBoy
character on AMC's "The Walking Dead," played by Steven Yeun
- Glenn RheeBoy
character from "The Walking Dead" comic books, by Robert Kirkman
- GlennBoy
character from "The Walking Dead Game"
- Glenn MarchandBoy
from movie "Snow Angels"
- Glenn MastersBoy
character from Star of Babylon, by Barbara Wood
- Glenn QuagmireBoy
character from "Family Guy"
- Glenn FoyBoy
character on TV's Ally McBeal
- Glenn SturgisBoy
character on TV's "Superstore"
- Glenn FraldariusBoy
character in Fire Emblem Three Houses video game
- Glenn ForrestGirl
character on Australian TV show "Neighbours"
Variations & nicknames
- GlenGirl