as a First Name
Modern coinage from the Scottish word glen ‘valley’ (Gaelic gleann), in some cases perhaps representing a transferred use of the surname derived from this word. In recent years it has been used far beyond Scotland as a given name. Among well-known bearers of the name is the U.S. country singer Glen Campbell (b. 1936). There has been some confusion with the Welsh name Glyn, which has the same meaning.
| 431st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 110,313
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 118,802
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Utah
- has the most people named Glen per capita
- 1931
- marked the height of its popularity
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