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How popular is the name Glen?
Births per year, rank history and how many Glens are alive today.
Glen (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Glenn in England and Wales, ranked 3684th in 2025 and given to 5 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1974, when around 840 babies were given the name, the 77th most popular that year. It has declined since 1974; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 11,000 babies have been named Glen in England and Wales since 1974. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Across all spellings of the name, the Glenn you are most likely to meet is around 52 years old. Half of all Glenns born in England and Wales are between 44 and 63, and there are at least 26,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly an 8.2% chance that at least one of them will be called Glenn.
How many babies are named Glen each year?
Includes all spellings: Glen, Glenn. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Glen spelling rank?
Where does the Glenn spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Glen most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Glenn, peaked in 1974, when around 840 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Glen spelling itself peaked in 1974, with around 840 babies.
How many people are called Glen?
At least 26,000 people named Glen in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Glen?
Most living Glens are between 44 and 63; the most common age is about 52.
Is Glen becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.