Glenn
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from English; popular in the 1960s.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Glenn (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Glenn has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2005. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,235 |
| 2000 | 3,231 |
| 2001 | 3,220 |
| 2002 | 3,216 |
| 2003 | 3,207 |
| 2004 | 3,204 |
| 2005 | 3,192 |
| 2006 | 3,174 |
| 2007 | 3,170 |
| 2008 | 3,168 |
| 2009 | 3,165 |
| 2010 | 3,150 |
| 2011 | 3,146 |
| 2012 | 3,138 |
| 2013 | 3,134 |
| 2014 | 3,114 |
| 2015 | 3,098 |
| 2016 | 3,088 |
| 2017 | 3,075 |
| 2018 | 3,063 |
| 2019 | 3,054 |
| 2020 | 3,040 |
Glenn in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Glenn.Hi! My name is Glenn.
- Glenn bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Glenn lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Glenn kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Glenn is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Glenns mamma är lärare.Glenn's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Glenns mamma is Glenn's mum.
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Questions about Glenn
How do you pronounce Glenn in Swedish?
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What does the name Glenn mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from English; popular in the 1960s.
How popular is Glenn in Sweden?
3 babies were named Glenn in 2022. In 2020, 3,040 people in Sweden had Glenn as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2005 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.