Is Glyn a boy or girl name?

Glyn is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,475 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.2% were girls and 93.8% were boys.

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Glyn

Recorded 1912–2009 · United States

Glyn was most popular in 1934, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,923 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,475 people named Glyn.

Glyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Glyn’s peak in 1934. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Glyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Glyn is mostly a boy’s name — 6.2% of the 1,475 Americans given it were girls and 93.8% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Glyn

Where Glyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 7.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org