The first name Glen

In 2025, 5 boys were named Glen, making it the 3,684th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 96 births (#281).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Glen with other names.

In 2025, 74 boys born in the United States were named Glen, the 2,026th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1957, when 2,924 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Glen Johnson
  English association football player (born 1984)
• Glen Campbell
  American musician (1936–2017)
• Glen Powell
  American actor (born 1988)
• Glen Kamara
  Finnish association football player, born 1995
• Glen Davis
  American basketball player (born 1986)
• Glen De Boeck
  Belgian footballer (1971-2025)
• Glen Rice
  American basketball player (born 1967)
• Glen Matlock
  British bassist, born 1956
• Glen Cook
  American fiction writer (born 1944)
• Glen A. Larson
  American television producer and writer (1937–2014)
• Glen Drover
  Canadian guitarist, born 1969
• Glen Benton
  American bassist and vocalist, born 1967

How popular is the name Glen?

In 2025, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Glen, ranking 3,684th. Its peak was 1996, with 96 births.

Is Glen a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 127,054 US babies named Glen since 1880 were boys.

When was Glen most popular?

1957 in the United States, when 2,924 babies were named Glen, its highest rank at 129th.

How do you pronounce Glen?

Glen is /ɡlɛn/, one syllable.

Is Glen also a surname?

Yes. Glen is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.