Glen

GLEN

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Average rank #1,843 across 5 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Scottish, English

Variant of Glenn, meaning "From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic gleann "valley". A famous bearer of the surname is American astronaut John Glenn (1921-)."

Gaelic

[ From the] mountain dale.

How popular is Glen?

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

#3,689

in 2024

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland

#495

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland

#676

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

#2,026

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#2,328

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia, ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

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