Glen is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1957 and has since faded.
Glen is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,026 for boy births in the United States (and #4,326 across all names), given to 74 babies. Glen was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1957 (2,924 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | 74 | — | #2,026 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,293 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,400 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | — | #2,088 |
| 2021 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,817 |
| 2020 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,424 |
| 2019 | 74 | 74 | — | #1,984 |
| 2018 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,904 |
| 2017 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,613 |
| 2016 | 84 | 84 | — | #1,803 |
| 2015 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,672 |
| 2014 | 105 | 105 | — | #1,527 |
| 2013 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,552 |
| 2012 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,606 |
| 2011 | 118 | 118 | — | #1,407 |
| 2010 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,659 |
| 2009 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,416 |
| 2008 | 114 | 114 | — | #1,448 |
| 2007 | 131 | 131 | — | #1,313 |
| 2006 | 126 | 126 | — | #1,310 |
| 2005 | 129 | 129 | — | #1,228 |
| 2004 | 147 | 147 | — | #1,083 |
| 2003 | 166 | 166 | — | #970 |
| 2002 | 182 | 182 | — | #891 |
| 2001 | 194 | 194 | — | #838 |
| 2000 | 217 | 217 | — | #765 |
| 1999 | 204 | 204 | — | #778 |
| 1998 | 218 | 218 | — | #741 |
| 1997 | 237 | — | — | #682 |
| 1996 | 259 | — | — | #647 |
| 1995 | 301 | — | — | #591 |
| 1994 | 321 | — | — | #574 |
| 1993 | 337 | — | — | #553 |
| 1992 | 370 | — | — | #526 |
| 1991 | 416 | — | — | #484 |
| 1990 | 450 | — | — | #464 |
| 1989 | 480 | — | — | #428 |
| 1988 | 512 | — | #12,453 | #390 |
| 1987 | 505 | — | — | #381 |
| 1986 | 463 | — | — | #393 |
| 1985 | 517 | — | #8,646 | #360 |
| 1984 | 555 | — | #10,973 | #340 |
| 1983 | 527 | — | — | #344 |
| 1982 | 581 | — | — | #330 |
| 1981 | 615 | — | #9,480 | #312 |
| 1980 | 604 | — | #10,911 | #319 |
| 1979 | 586 | — | — | #321 |
| 1978 | 653 | — | — | #291 |
| 1977 | 667 | — | — | #293 |
| 1976 | 756 | — | #9,789 | #261 |
| 1975 | 808 | — | — | #250 |
| 1974 | 826 | — | #6,439 | #244 |
| 1973 | 873 | — | #7,752 | #242 |
| 1972 | 1,159 | — | #7,589 | #202 |
| 1971 | 1,545 | — | #4,908 | #174 |
| 1970 | 2,011 | — | #4,114 | #155 |
| 1969 | 2,255 | — | #3,842 | #136 |
| 1968 | 1,681 | — | #3,675 | #162 |
| 1967 | 1,719 | — | #4,738 | #157 |
| 1966 | 1,761 | — | #4,041 | #161 |
| 1965 | 2,081 | — | #3,621 | #149 |
| 1964 | 2,132 | — | #5,165 | #154 |
| 1963 | 2,369 | — | #3,872 | #143 |
| 1962 | 2,853 | — | #2,625 | #129 |
| 1961 | 2,702 | — | #3,238 | #135 |
| 1960 | 2,450 | — | #5,350 | #143 |
| 1959 | 2,713 | — | #2,623 | #134 |
| 1958 | 2,821 | — | #2,409 | #131 |
| 1957 | 2,947 | — | #2,373 | #129 |
| 1956 | 2,740 | — | #2,563 | #125 |
| 1955 | 2,515 | — | #2,180 | #131 |
| 1954 | 2,518 | — | #2,329 | #131 |
| 1953 | 2,404 | — | #2,862 | #129 |
| 1952 | 2,515 | — | #2,152 | #121 |
| 1951 | 2,241 | — | #2,209 | #127 |
| 1950 | 2,189 | — | #2,591 | #125 |
| 1949 | 2,224 | — | #2,168 | #127 |
| 1948 | 2,069 | — | #2,091 | #133 |
| 1947 | 2,080 | — | #3,542 | #138 |
| 1946 | 1,698 | — | #2,048 | #143 |
| 1945 | 1,414 | — | #1,953 | #148 |
| 1944 | 1,464 | — | #2,548 | #147 |
| 1943 | 1,456 | — | #2,920 | #146 |
| 1942 | 1,436 | — | #2,341 | #144 |
| 1941 | 1,424 | — | #2,302 | #139 |
| 1940 | 1,458 | — | #1,607 | #130 |
| 1939 | 1,447 | — | #1,827 | #123 |
| 1938 | 1,484 | — | #1,772 | #121 |
| 1937 | 1,380 | — | #1,596 | #122 |
| 1936 | 1,460 | — | #1,762 | #119 |
| 1935 | 1,420 | — | #1,525 | #124 |
| 1934 | 1,459 | — | #1,949 | #120 |
| 1933 | 1,360 | — | #1,491 | #124 |
| 1932 | 1,483 | — | #1,906 | #118 |
| 1931 | 1,591 | — | #1,406 | #112 |
| 1930 | 1,625 | — | #1,415 | #114 |
| 1929 | 1,456 | — | #1,430 | #123 |
| 1928 | 1,626 | — | #1,406 | #115 |
| 1927 | 1,653 | — | #1,343 | #115 |
| 1926 | 1,555 | — | #1,314 | #121 |
| 1925 | 1,563 | — | #1,662 | #117 |
| 1924 | 1,534 | — | #2,353 | #118 |
| 1923 | 1,477 | — | #1,610 | #121 |
| 1922 | 1,412 | — | #1,591 | #123 |
| 1921 | 1,528 | — | #1,890 | #119 |
| 1920 | 1,435 | — | #1,774 | #122 |
| 1919 | 1,411 | — | #1,771 | #116 |
| 1918 | 1,348 | — | #1,424 | #125 |
| 1917 | 1,257 | — | #1,676 | #122 |
| 1916 | 1,180 | — | #1,554 | #122 |
| 1915 | 1,132 | — | #1,701 | #123 |
| 1914 | 865 | — | #2,057 | #123 |
| 1913 | 615 | — | #2,224 | #129 |
| 1912 | 472 | — | #1,655 | #139 |
| 1911 | 236 | — | #2,628 | #145 |
| 1910 | 184 | — | — | #165 |
| 1909 | 186 | — | #1,658 | #145 |
| 1908 | 158 | — | — | #150 |
| 1907 | 155 | — | #2,189 | #151 |
| 1906 | 131 | — | #1,182 | #165 |
| 1905 | 134 | — | #1,784 | #158 |
| 1904 | 127 | — | #1,553 | #159 |
| 1903 | 128 | — | #1,495 | #152 |
| 1902 | 123 | — | — | #149 |
| 1901 | 110 | — | #1,782 | #151 |
| 1900 | 140 | — | #1,818 | #155 |
| 1899 | 101 | — | — | #150 |
| 1898 | 118 | — | #1,425 | #154 |
| 1897 | 94 | — | #1,445 | #176 |
| 1896 | 120 | — | #1,346 | #146 |
| 1895 | 102 | — | — | #151 |
| 1894 | 114 | — | #1,407 | #143 |
| 1893 | 77 | — | — | #190 |
| 1892 | 112 | — | #1,345 | #152 |
| 1891 | 85 | — | — | #157 |
| 1890 | 74 | — | #1,265 | #195 |
| 1889 | 58 | — | — | #219 |
| 1888 | 82 | — | #1,361 | #196 |
| 1887 | 57 | — | #1,206 | #218 |
| 1886 | 49 | — | — | #245 |
| 1885 | 50 | — | #1,108 | #246 |
| 1884 | 52 | — | #1,082 | #252 |
| 1883 | 27 | — | — | #320 |
| 1882 | 27 | — | — | #336 |
| 1881 | 31 | — | — | #286 |
| 1880 | 24 | — | — | #350 |