Glen
Boy4 letters
#676
in Ireland (2025)
#642 with spellings combined
4
babies in 2025
#83
best rank (1993)
1,636
babies since 1964
Down 181
10-year rank change
Glen through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #642 |
| 2023 | 3 | #733 |
| 2020 | 5 | #528 |
| 2019 | 3 | #724 |
| 2018 | 9 | #384 |
| 2017 | 4 | #610 |
| 2016 | 6 | #491 |
| 2015 | 7 | #461 |
| 2014 | 10 | #382 |
| 2013 | 6 | #479 |
| 2012 | 16 | #290 |
| 2011 | 19 | #263 |
| 2010 | 9 | #400 |
| 2009 | 15 | #292 |
| 2008 | 23 | #225 |
| 2007 | 30 | #175 |
| 2006 | 19 | #211 |
| 2005 | 26 | #167 |
| 2004 | 31 | #143 |
| 2003 | 30 | #138 |
| 2002 | 25 | #152 |
| 2001 | 37 | #120 |
| 2000 | 37 | #122 |
| 1999 | 44 | #105 |
| 1998 | 46 | #92 |
| 1997 | 46 | #109 |
| 1996 | 61 | #94 |
| 1995 | 50 | #101 |
| 1994 | 54 | #99 |
| 1993 | 75 | #83 |
| 1992 | 57 | #100 |
| 1991 | 40 | #118 |
| 1990 | 37 | #117 |
| 1989 | 30 | #129 |
| 1988 | 24 | #141 |
| 1987 | 34 | #125 |
| 1986 | 31 | #130 |
| 1985 | 30 | #132 |
| 1984 | 26 | #137 |
| 1983 | 56 | #100 |
| 1982 | 44 | #113 |
| 1981 | 51 | #109 |
| 1980 | 49 | #111 |
| 1979 | 46 | #113 |
| 1978 | 33 | #126 |
| 1977 | 45 | #112 |
| 1976 | 45 | #114 |
| 1975 | 64 | #100 |
| 1974 | 29 | #128 |
| 1973 | 30 | #130 |
| 1972 | 22 | #147 |
| 1971 | 22 | #148 |
| 1970 | 17 | #154 |
| 1969 | 10 | #187 |
| 1967 | 8 | #187 |
| 1966 | 3 | #256 |
| 1964 | 3 | #232 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Glen yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Glen | 4 | 1,636 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #129 (1997); 78 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.