Is Glen a boy or girl name?
Glen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 61 boys were named Glen, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.1% of the 126,977 US babies named Glen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,315
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Glen since 1880
- 126,977
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 2,948 babies
Boys and girls named Glen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 437 | 20 | 4.4% |
| 1890s | 959 | 38 | 3.8% |
| 1900s | 1,337 | 55 | 4% |
| 1910s | 8,544 | 156 | 1.8% |
| 1920s | 14,965 | 274 | 1.8% |
| 1930s | 14,486 | 223 | 1.5% |
| 1940s | 16,552 | 170 | 1% |
| 1950s | 25,396 | 208 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 21,877 | 126 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 9,834 | 50 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 5,330 | 28 | 0.5% |
| 1990s | 3,113 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,525 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 945 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 329 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61 | #2,315 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 57 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 71 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 86 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 54 | #2,424 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 78 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 99 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 84 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 94 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 105 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 102 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 97 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 118 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 94 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 119 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 114 | #1,448 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 131 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 126 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 129 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 147 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 166 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 182 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 194 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 217 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 204 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 218 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 237 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 259 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 301 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 321 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 337 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 370 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 416 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 450 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 480 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 507 | #390 | 5 | #12,452 |
| 1987 | 505 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 463 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 510 | #360 | 7 | #8,646 |
| 1984 | 549 | #340 | 5 | #10,972 |
| 1983 | 527 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 581 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 609 | #312 | 6 | #9,479 |
| 1980 | 599 | #320 | 5 | #10,913 |
| 1979 | 586 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 653 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 667 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 751 | #261 | 5 | #9,789 |
| 1975 | 808 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 818 | #244 | 8 | #6,439 |
| 1973 | 867 | #242 | 6 | #7,752 |
| 1972 | 1,153 | #202 | 6 | #7,588 |
| 1971 | 1,533 | #174 | 11 | #4,908 |
| 1970 | 1,998 | #155 | 14 | #4,115 |
| 1969 | 2,241 | #136 | 14 | #3,842 |
| 1968 | 1,667 | #162 | 14 | #3,675 |
| 1967 | 1,710 | #157 | 9 | #4,738 |
| 1966 | 1,749 | #161 | 11 | #4,041 |
| 1965 | 2,068 | #149 | 13 | #3,620 |
| 1964 | 2,125 | #154 | 8 | #5,165 |
| 1963 | 2,358 | #143 | 12 | #3,872 |
| 1962 | 2,830 | #129 | 22 | #2,625 |
| 1961 | 2,688 | #134 | 16 | #3,238 |
| 1960 | 2,441 | #144 | 7 | #5,351 |
| 1959 | 2,694 | #134 | 20 | #2,623 |
| 1958 | 2,797 | #131 | 23 | #2,409 |
| 1957 | 2,925 | #129 | 23 | #2,373 |
| 1956 | 2,720 | #125 | 20 | #2,564 |
| 1955 | 2,490 | #131 | 25 | #2,180 |
| 1954 | 2,496 | #131 | 22 | #2,329 |
| 1953 | 2,389 | #129 | 15 | #2,863 |
| 1952 | 2,492 | #121 | 23 | #2,152 |
| 1951 | 2,220 | #127 | 21 | #2,210 |
| 1950 | 2,173 | #125 | 16 | #2,591 |
| 1949 | 2,203 | #127 | 21 | #2,168 |
| 1948 | 2,046 | #133 | 22 | #2,092 |
| 1947 | 2,070 | #138 | 10 | #3,542 |
| 1946 | 1,677 | #143 | 21 | #2,048 |
| 1945 | 1,395 | #148 | 19 | #1,953 |
| 1944 | 1,451 | #147 | 13 | #2,548 |
| 1943 | 1,445 | #146 | 11 | #2,920 |
| 1942 | 1,421 | #144 | 15 | #2,341 |
| 1941 | 1,410 | #139 | 14 | #2,302 |
| 1940 | 1,434 | #130 | 24 | #1,607 |
| 1939 | 1,428 | #123 | 19 | #1,827 |
| 1938 | 1,464 | #121 | 20 | #1,772 |
| 1937 | 1,357 | #122 | 23 | #1,596 |
| 1936 | 1,441 | #119 | 19 | #1,762 |
| 1935 | 1,396 | #124 | 24 | #1,525 |
| 1934 | 1,442 | #120 | 17 | #1,949 |
| 1933 | 1,335 | #124 | 25 | #1,491 |
| 1932 | 1,465 | #118 | 18 | #1,906 |
| 1931 | 1,563 | #112 | 28 | #1,406 |
| 1930 | 1,595 | #114 | 30 | #1,415 |
| 1929 | 1,427 | #123 | 29 | #1,430 |
| 1928 | 1,595 | #115 | 31 | #1,406 |
| 1927 | 1,617 | #115 | 36 | #1,343 |
| 1926 | 1,519 | #121 | 36 | #1,314 |
| 1925 | 1,537 | #117 | 26 | #1,662 |
| 1924 | 1,518 | #118 | 16 | #2,353 |
| 1923 | 1,450 | #121 | 27 | #1,610 |
| 1922 | 1,384 | #123 | 28 | #1,591 |
| 1921 | 1,506 | #119 | 22 | #1,890 |
| 1920 | 1,412 | #122 | 23 | #1,774 |
| 1919 | 1,389 | #116 | 22 | #1,771 |
| 1918 | 1,318 | #125 | 30 | #1,424 |
| 1917 | 1,235 | #122 | 22 | #1,676 |
| 1916 | 1,156 | #122 | 24 | #1,554 |
| 1915 | 1,112 | #123 | 20 | #1,701 |
| 1914 | 853 | #123 | 12 | #2,057 |
| 1913 | 606 | #129 | 9 | #2,224 |
| 1912 | 460 | #139 | 12 | #1,655 |
| 1911 | 231 | #145 | 5 | #2,628 |
| 1910 | 184 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 178 | #145 | 8 | #1,658 |
| 1908 | 158 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 150 | #151 | 5 | #2,189 |
| 1906 | 120 | #165 | 11 | #1,182 |
| 1905 | 128 | #158 | 6 | #1,784 |
| 1904 | 120 | #159 | 7 | #1,553 |
| 1903 | 121 | #152 | 7 | #1,495 |
| 1902 | 123 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 105 | #151 | 5 | #1,782 |
| 1900 | 134 | #155 | 6 | #1,818 |
| 1899 | 101 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 111 | #154 | 7 | #1,425 |
| 1897 | 88 | #176 | 6 | #1,445 |
| 1896 | 113 | #146 | 7 | #1,346 |
| 1895 | 102 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 108 | #143 | 6 | #1,407 |
| 1893 | 77 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 106 | #152 | 6 | #1,345 |
| 1891 | 85 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 68 | #195 | 6 | #1,265 |
| 1889 | 58 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 77 | #196 | 5 | #1,361 |
| 1887 | 52 | #218 | 5 | #1,206 |
| 1886 | 49 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 45 | #246 | 5 | #1,108 |
| 1884 | 47 | #252 | 5 | #1,082 |
| 1883 | 27 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 27 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 31 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 24 | #350 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Glen reached #112 in 1931. As a girl name, it reached #1,082 in 1884. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Glen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.