Boy or Girl

Is Glynn a boy or girl name?

Glynn was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 7.8% of the 5,361 US babies named Glynn were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Glynn since 1902
5,361
Most popular year
1950
141 babies
Babies named Glynn each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Glynn from 1902 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Glynn, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1900s1800%
1910s2703712.1%
1920s5437111.6%
1930s667699.4%
1940s960848%
1950s1,027908.1%
1960s631466.8%
1970s34200%
1980s25200%
1990s1422012.3%
2000s5800%
2010s3400%
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20195#12,7970–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20165#12,8670–
20155#12,7200–
20140–0–
20137#10,0160–
20126#11,2700–
20110–0–
20106#11,2140–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20075#13,0080–
20065#12,6930–
20059#7,8620–
20040–0–
200313#5,6590–
20028#7,8980–
200112#5,7940–
20006#9,5100–
199913#5,1300–
199813#4,9730–
199710#5,7910–
19968#6,7150–
199514#4,3550–
199414#4,3847#10,958
199311#5,1350–
199218#3,5098#9,795
199121#3,0415#13,912
199020#3,1000–
198915#3,6900–
198822#2,6390–
198728#2,1430–
198622#2,4550–
198514#3,2730–
198427#2,0000–
198322#2,3040–
198233#1,7450–
198133#1,7420–
198036#1,6350–
197931#1,8030–
197822#2,1500–
197741#1,4340–
197624#2,0190–
197542#1,3490–
197431#1,6000–
197328#1,6690–
197232#1,5210–
197136#1,4250–
197055#1,1070–
196944#1,1900–
196843#1,1555#7,391
196749#1,0507#5,664
196649#1,0470–
196551#1,0380–
196466#9399#4,739
196377#8615#6,973
196282#8408#5,017
196194#7875#6,922
196076#8707#5,356
195979#8550–
195898#7446#5,653
195788#79910#4,027
195697#7478#4,590
1955116#68215#3,019
1954110#69016#2,813
1953108#6909#4,052
1952103#6908#4,256
195197#7048#4,166
1950131#59710#3,517
1949122#6157#4,396
1948109#65213#2,876
1947126#6077#4,504
194694#6697#4,156
194579#68010#2,991
194475#7195#4,821
1943108#6089#3,336
194284#7028#3,545
194184#6669#3,100
194079#6829#3,057
193972#7046#3,953
193862#78113#2,381
193767#7450–
193657#8129#2,953
193574#7055#4,480
193479#6856#3,998
193360#7915#4,476
193261#81815#2,174
193168#7530–
193067#78710#2,932
192947#98710#3,013
192873#7569#3,289
192760#87610#3,150
192658#8816#4,520
192563#83811#3,016
192449#1,0085#5,395
192358#9005#5,259
192242#1,0915#5,318
192154#9550–
192039#1,14410#3,198
191931#1,2775#5,106
191842#1,0457#4,037
191735#1,1416#4,292
191643#9776#4,112
191530#1,1948#3,250
191434#9550–
191324#1,0350–
191217#1,1505#3,163
19117#1,4460–
19107#1,3590–
19097#1,2010–
19080–0–
19075#1,4150–
19060–0–
19050–0–
19040–0–
19030–0–
19026#1,0620–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Glynn reached #597 in 1950. As a girl name, it reached #2,174 in 1932. 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 Glynn

Compare Glynn with another nameTry Glynn with your surnameTop names of 1950More names starting with G

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.