Given name & surname
Glean
“from the secluded narrow valley”
Glean is a variant of Glen. One interpretation is “from the secluded narrow valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Glean is a variant of Glen. One interpretation is “from the secluded narrow valley.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Glean through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32
- 32 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1965. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 175 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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