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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Glyn

Glyn was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 1047th with 39 babies. More babies were named Glyn in the 1930s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
193439 babies
Total since 1880
1,475babies recorded

Glyn popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 92 since 1925.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#6,6075
1970#2,55214
1960#1,83220
1950#1,90716
1940#1,44822
1930#1,66920
1920#1,40028
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Glyn, counting every spelling?

Glyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Glyn?

About 500 people born in the US named Glyn are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 57 and 77. That makes Glyn a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Glyn by state

How common Glyn was among boys born in each state in 1932–1936, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (3.5×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesKY0.12West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTN0.08North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTX0.10Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Glyn, boys, 1932–1936. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Glyn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Glyn, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Glyn

How popular is the name Glyn?

Glyn was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 1047th with 39 babies. More babies were named Glyn in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Glyn a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 92 girls and 1,383 boys.

Where was Glyn most popular?

In 1932–1936, Glyn was most common in Kentucky (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Tennessee.