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Glenn

Glenn means "From the valley" and comes from Celtic, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It had its heyday in the 1950s and has mostly fallen out of use since. Today, it is a well-known pick in the registry. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.

CelticFrom the valley
ScottishDweller in the narrow valley
Births by decade
1900s
2,234
1910s
14,513
1920s
25,480
1930s
24,438
1940s
35,948
1950s
58,976
1960s
48,312
1970s
17,027
1980s
10,300
1990s
6,014
2000s
2,733
2010s
1,334
Peaked in the 1950s · 247,309 total U.S. births since 1900