Glen
GLEN
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Average rank #1,843 across 5 of 7 countries
Etymology
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.
Popularity
How popular is Glen?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales
#3,689
in 2024
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
#495
in 2025
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
#676
in 2025
๐บ๐ธ USA
#2,026
in 2025
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
#2,328
in 2024
Not in top rankings for: ๐ฆ๐บ Australia, ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
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