# Glenna (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/glenna/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Scottish |
| Meaning | “secluded valley” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡlɛnə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 25,629 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5 / 25,624 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From male given name Glen, from Scottish glen (“secluded valley”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | 12,704 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10,654 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12,623 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9,817 |
| 2014 | 12 | 9,173 |
| 2015 | 8 | 12,230 |
| 2016 | 12 | 9,075 |
| 2017 | 11 | 9,539 |
| 2018 | 9 | 10,858 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10,777 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10,557 |
| 2021 | 6 | 14,088 |
| 2022 | 12 | 8,713 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12,587 |
| 2025 | 7 | 12,349 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 5 | 3,652 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.