Is Glenn a boy or girl name?

Glenn is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 1% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Glenn?

The average Glenn alive today is an estimated 63 years old. People named Glenn were most often born around 1962.

When was the name Glenn most popular?

Glenn peaked in 1962 with 7,389 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Glenn have?

In one report's words: orbital, analog, monosyllabic. Glenn ranks #323 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Glenn — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe | Understand Your Name

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Origin & Meaning

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The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic gleann, designating a narrow mountain valley. It began as a regional surname before nineteenth-century families adopted it as a given name. American parents adopted the double-n spelling steadily from 1880 onward.

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 7,389 souls, A.D. 1962 2025

2025: 124 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

63 yrs

Most Glenns were born around 1962 — remembers exactly where the TV was in July 1969.

Peak Reign

1962

№55 that year

Generation

Boomer, 55%

then Gen X 23% · Millennial 10%

Rarity

Top 500 all-time

≈251K ever born · now falling

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Glenn grew up with

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AM radio countdowns·G.I. Joe and Barbie·the moon landing on a living-room TV

Generation Distribution — Living Glenns

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Silent 8%Boomer 55%Gen X 23%Millennial 10%Gen Z 3%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Glenn peaked in 1962.

Estimated average age: 63.

What people think

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Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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A Glenn carries the specific gravity of early aerospace and postwar infrastructure. The name reads as someone who keeps a grease pencil in the garage and understands drainage easements. Fifty-five percent of living bearers belong to the baby boomer cohort. The name points reliably toward an average age of sixty-two and an enduring interest in lawn aeration.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name peaked in 1962 at fifty-fifth place, boosted when John Glenn circled the Earth in Friendship 7.

Field Note 02

Across roughly 251,000 recorded births, about one percent were female.

Field Note 03

New registrations fell to 124 in 2025, continuing a multi-decade slide.

Notable Glenns

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Glenn Closeactress, b. 1947

Glenn Gouldpianist, b. 1932

Glenn Freymusician, b. 1948

Glenn Seaborgnuclear chemist, b. 1912

Adjacent Names

Dale · Wayne · Keith · Dean · Bruce · Gary

Ephemera — If Glenn were a…

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City

Cocoa Beach, Florida

Color

Drafting-table green

Job

County surveyor

Hardware

Socket wrench with a chrome-vanadium finish

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