Glen
GLEN
BoyGirl
Average rank #1,842 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?
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales
#3,684
in 2025
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland
#495
in 2025
馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland
#676
in 2025
馃嚭馃嚫 USA
#2,026
in 2025
馃嚚馃嚘 Canada
#2,328
in 2024
Not in top rankings for: 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia, 馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand
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