The first name Glenn

In 2025, 4 boys were named Glenn, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 100 births (#278).

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

In 2025, 124 boys born in the United States were named Glenn, the 1,443rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1962, when 7,356 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.

• Glenn Close
  American actress (born 1947)
• 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)
• Glenn Hoddle
  English footballer and manager, born 1957
• Glenn Greenwald
  American journalist, lawyer and writer (born 1967)
• Glenn Beck
  American conservative political commentator, born 1964
• Glenn Hughes
  British bassist and singer, born 1952
• Glenn Tipton
  British guitarist, born 1947
• Glenn Murcutt
  Architect (b.1936)

How popular is the name Glenn?

In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Glenn, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 1996, with 100 births.

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

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 250,778 US babies named Glenn since 1880 were boys.

When was Glenn most popular?

1962 in the United States, when 7,356 babies were named Glenn, its highest rank at 55th.

How do you pronounce Glenn?

Glenn is /ɡlɛn/, one syllable.

Is Glenn also a surname?

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