Glen Name Popularity

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How popular is Glen?

In 2018 the rare name Glen, ranked the 1,893rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Glen is currently less popular.

Position 112, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1931.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1957 with 2,924 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Glen was 24 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Glen occurred roughly during the years 1880-1884, 1885-1888, 1897-1900, 1906-1919, 1943-1947, 1948-1952, and 1953-1957, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1962-1966, 1970-1973, 1989-1992, 1993-1997, and 2000-2005.

The popularity trend for Glen has steadily decreased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Glen for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Glen?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Glen is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Glen has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Glen (Girl)		Glen (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	78	1,893
2017		< 5	--	99	1,610
2016		< 5	--	84	1,800
2015		< 5	--	94	1,667
2014		< 5	--	105	1,525
2013		< 5	--	102	1,551
2012		< 5	--	97	1,606
2011		< 5	--	116	1,422
2010		< 5	--	94	1,657
2009		< 5	--	119	1,416
2008		< 5	--	114	1,448
2007		< 5	--	130	1,318
2006		< 5	--	125	1,315
2005		< 5	--	127	1,245
2004		< 5	--	147	1,082
2003		< 5	--	166	969
2002		< 5	--	182	891
2001		< 5	--	194	838
2000		< 5	--	217	765
1999		< 5	--	203	779
1998		< 5	--	218	741
1997		< 5	--	236	683
1996		< 5	--	259	647
1995		< 5	--	302	591
1994		< 5	--	321	574
1993		< 5	--	337	552
1992		< 5	--	370	526
1991		< 5	--	416	484
1990		< 5	--	450	464
1989		< 5	--	480	428
1988		5	12,447	506	391
1987		< 5	--	505	381
1986		< 5	--	463	393
1985		7	8,644	509	360
1984		5	10,966	549	339
1983		< 5	--	527	344
1982		< 5	--	584	329
1981		6	9,475	609	312
1980		5	10,910	599	320
1979		< 5	--	587	320
1978		< 5	--	653	291
1977		< 5	--	667	293
1976		5	9,788	751	261
1975		< 5	--	807	250
1974		8	6,435	819	244
1973		6	7,747	868	242
1972		6	7,585	1,155	202
1971		11	4,907	1,532	174
1970		14	4,115	2,000	155
1969		14	3,839	2,242	136
1968		14	3,674	1,669	162
1967		9	4,732	1,711	157
1966		11	4,040	1,748	161
1965		13	3,619	2,070	150
1964		8	5,165	2,125	154
1963		12	3,869	2,358	143
1962		22	2,625	2,832	129
1961		16	3,235	2,688	134
1960		7	5,352	2,442	143
1959		20	2,622	2,699	133
1958		23	2,409	2,785	131
1957		23	2,372	2,924	129
1956		20	2,561	2,720	125
1955		25	2,180	2,491	130
1954		22	2,329	2,493	131
1953		15	2,864	2,390	129
1952		23	2,152	2,491	121
1951		21	2,212	2,221	127
1950		16	2,591	2,174	125
1949		21	2,168	2,201	127
1948		22	2,093	2,046	133
1947		10	3,542	2,069	138
1946		21	2,048	1,678	143
1945		19	1,953	1,394	148
1944		13	2,547	1,450	147
1943		11	2,919	1,444	146
1942		15	2,340	1,420	144
1941		14	2,303	1,409	139
1940		24	1,607	1,434	130
1939		19	1,827	1,427	123
1938		20	1,772	1,463	121
1937		23	1,597	1,359	122
1936		19	1,761	1,440	120
1935		24	1,526	1,394	124
1934		17	1,949	1,441	120
1933		25	1,491	1,336	124
1932		18	1,906	1,465	118
1931		28	1,406	1,563	112
1930		30	1,415	1,593	115
1929		29	1,430	1,428	123
1928		31	1,407	1,595	115
1927		36	1,343	1,617	115
1926		36	1,314	1,518	121
1925		26	1,662	1,538	117
1924		16	2,354	1,518	118
1923		27	1,610	1,450	121
1922		28	1,591	1,384	123
1921		22	1,891	1,506	119
1920		23	1,775	1,413	122
1919		22	1,771	1,389	116
1918		30	1,424	1,318	125
1917		22	1,676	1,235	122
1916		24	1,554	1,156	122
1915		20	1,701	1,112	123
1914		12	2,057	853	123
1913		9	2,224	606	129
1912		12	1,655	460	139
1911		5	2,628	231	145
1910		< 5	--	184	165
1909		8	1,658	178	145
1908		< 5	--	158	150
1907		5	2,189	150	151
1906		11	1,182	120	165
1905		6	1,784	128	158
1904		7	1,553	120	159
1903		7	1,495	121	152
1902		< 5	--	123	149
1901		5	1,782	105	151
1900		6	1,818	134	155
1899		< 5	--	101	150
1898		7	1,425	111	154
1897		6	1,445	88	176
1896		7	1,346	113	146
1895		< 5	--	102	151
1894		6	1,407	108	143
1893		< 5	--	77	190
1892		6	1,345	106	152
1891		< 5	--	85	157
1890		6	1,265	68	195
1889		< 5	--	58	219
1888		5	1,361	77	196
1887		5	1,206	52	218
1886		< 5	--	49	245
1885		5	1,108	45	246
1884		5	1,082	47	252
1883		< 5	--	27	320
1882		< 5	--	27	336
1881		< 5	--	31	286
1880		< 5	--	24	350

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.