Given name & surname
Glyn
“from the valley between the hills”·“from the secluded narrow valley”
Glyn is a variant of Glenna. One interpretation is “from the valley between the hills.” Glyn is a variant of Glen. One interpretation is “from the secluded narrow valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Glyn is a variant of Glenna. One interpretation is “from the valley between the hills.” Glyn is a variant of Glen. One interpretation is “from the secluded narrow valley.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Glyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,475
- 1,383 boys · 92 girls
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 44 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 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 39 in 1934. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,003 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 72,541 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Glyn’s family of names
Glyn has a related form in Glen. Glyn has a related form in Glenna. Glyn has a related form in Glynn.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Glyn
- Boaz Myhillassociation football player (born 1982)
- Glyn JohnsEnglish musician, recording engineer and record producerborn 1942
- Glyn DanielBritish archaeologist (1914-1986)
- Glyn JonesSouth African writer (1931–2014)
- Glyn JonesBritish colonial officer (1908-1992)
- Glyn MoodyBritish writer, journalist, and bloggerborn 1956
- Glyn PhilpotEnglish portrait artist (1884-1937)
- Glyn PardoeEnglish footballer (1946-2020)
- Glyn WattsBritish ice dancerborn 1948
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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