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Glynn

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 5,421

Scotland

#423

1990 births

Glynn is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1950, when 141 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1902.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Glynn over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2010s.

1,117
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Glynn by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 18
1910s 307
1920s 614
1930s 736
1940s 1,044
1950s 1,117
1960s 677
1970s 341
1980s 252
1990s 162
2000s 58
2010s 34

How popular is Glynn?

In 2019, Glynn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Glynn is used

Scotland #423 3 in 1990
Ireland #441 3 in 1998
England & Wales #5,977 3 in 2013
United States #14,019 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Glynn

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Sibling names for Glynn

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Common questions about Glynn

How popular is the name Glynn?

In 2019, Glynn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Glynn a girl's or a boy's name?

Glynn is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Glynn?

Glynn has 1 syllable.

When was Glynn most popular?

Glynn peaked in 1950, when 141 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.