Glynn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GLIN
- Origin
- Welsh
Glynn is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “valley”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Glynn mean?
Welsh: surname and place name
“valley”
From a Welsh surname based on glyn, 'valley', the Welsh counterpart of Scottish glen.
Is Glynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Glynn is a boys' name.
How popular is Glynn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 9 boys.
Glynn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Glynn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1950, with 131 boys. It first appears in the records in 1902.
Half of all the boys named Glynn in the US since 1880 were born between 1935 and 1962, the years shaded on the chart below.
Glynn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,052 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,427 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 27 | #1,978 |
| 1983 | 22 | #2,271 |
| 1982 | 33 | #1,733 |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,725 |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,619 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,788 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,134 |
| 1977 | 41 | #1,431 |
| 1976 | 24 | #1,998 |
| 1975 | 42 | #1,345 |
| 1974 | 31 | #1,582 |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,653 |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,535 |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,415 |
| 1970 | 55 | #1,103 |
| 1969 | 44 | #1,186 |
| 1968 | 43 | #1,147 |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,043 |
| 1966 | 49 | #1,043 |
| 1965 | 51 | #1,031 |
| 1964 | 66 | #936 |
| 1963 | 77 | #855 |
| 1962 | 82 | #837 |
| 1961 | 94 | #784 |
| 1960 | 76 | #869 |
| 1959 | 79 | #853 |
| 1958 | 98 | #743 |
| 1957 | 88 | #798 |
| 1956 | 97 | #744 |
| 1955 | 116 | #679 |
| 1954 | 110 | #687 |
| 1953 | 108 | #685 |
| 1952 | 103 | #687 |
| 1951 | 97 | #701 |
| 1950 | 131 | #594 |
| 1949 | 122 | #614 |
| 1948 | 109 | #646 |
| 1947 | 126 | #604 |
| 1946 | 94 | #668 |
| 1945 | 79 | #676 |
| 1944 | 75 | #718 |
| 1943 | 108 | #607 |
| 1942 | 84 | #701 |
| 1941 | 84 | #665 |
| 1940 | 79 | #681 |
| 1939 | 72 | #700 |
| 1938 | 62 | #779 |
| 1937 | 67 | #742 |
| 1936 | 57 | #811 |
| 1935 | 74 | #702 |
| 1934 | 79 | #682 |
| 1933 | 60 | #788 |
| 1932 | 61 | #816 |
| 1931 | 68 | #750 |
| 1930 | 67 | #782 |
| 1929 | 47 | #983 |
| 1928 | 73 | #752 |
| 1927 | 60 | #872 |
| 1926 | 58 | #875 |
| 1925 | 63 | #835 |
| 1924 | 49 | #1,005 |
| 1923 | 58 | #896 |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,084 |
| 1921 | 54 | #953 |
| 1920 | 39 | #1,139 |
| 1919 | 31 | #1,264 |
| 1918 | 42 | #1,035 |
| 1917 | 35 | #1,132 |
| 1916 | 43 | #972 |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,181 |
| 1914 | 34 | #949 |
| 1913 | 24 | #1,023 |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,137 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,386 |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,313 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,155 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,344 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,012 |
Names like Glynn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
James John George Billy Charles Thomas Bryn Robert David Dean Conn William
Names related to Glynn
More Welsh names
Dylan Owen Winnie Maddox Morgan Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Glynn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/glynn, updated 20 October 2026.