BabyNamesTrends
Menu

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Glynn

Glynn was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 597th with 131 babies. More babies were named Glynn in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings

Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1950131 babies
Total since 1880
5,360babies recorded

Glynn popularity since 1880

050100150200 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: 417 since 1912.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#11,2166
2000#9,5106
1990#3,10020
1980#1,63636
1970#1,10755
1960#87276
1950#597131
1940#68279
1930#78767
1920#1,14439
1910#1,3597
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Glynn, counting every spelling?

Glynn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Glynn?

About 2,500 people born in the US named Glynn are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 52 and 75. That makes Glynn 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.

Glynn by state

How common Glynn was among boys born in each state in 1948–1952, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (14.4×), Georgia (4.7×), Texas (2.8×), Tennessee (1.8×). In 37 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesKY0.06West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAR0.04Tennessee: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesTN0.11North 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: 0.88 per 1,000 babiesLA0.88Mississippi: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMS0.08Alabama: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesAL0.08Georgia: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesGA0.29Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesTX0.17Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Glynn, boys, 1948–1952. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Glynn

How popular is the name Glynn?

Glynn was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 597th with 131 babies. More babies were named Glynn in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Glynn a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 417 girls and 4,943 boys.

Where was Glynn most popular?

In 1948–1952, Glynn was most common in Louisiana (0.88 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Texas.