Glynn Forename

44,127th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 16,162 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Glynn Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: From the glen.

Glynn Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
89%
 
7,6641:47,3042,708
England
100%
5,3881:10,320810
South Africa
88%
 
8731:62,4665,983
Philippines
60%
 
5401:196,3148,797
Canada
100%
4781:69,3174,068
New Zealand-3261:13,9141,280
Australia-2011:67,9482,891
Wales
100%
1621:19,1011,091
Northern Ireland
100%
1131:16,311909
Scotland
99%
 
951:56,3201,691
Ireland
64%
 
711:65,4021,916
Netherlands
69%
 
381:444,79211,530
Zambia-361:440,41110,751
Thailand
100%
141:5,004,70192,981
Germany
100%
111:8,788,89831,109
United Arab Emirates-91:794,66624,808
Antigua and Barbuda-91:11,0441,733
India
100%
91:134,986,4411,652,066
Jersey-71:14,2831,073
Malaysia
78%
 
61:5,074,990119,899
Japan-61:21,331,01046,700
Qatar
100%
51:473,92138,106
Singapore-51:1,257,41116,611
Monaco
100%
51:7,6931,062
France
100%
51:13,294,06836,843
Brazil
100%
51:42,847,231319,361
Papua New Guinea
100%
41:2,038,078115,092
Saint Lucia
100%
41:44,4543,465
Malta-41:107,3402,111
Seychelles-41:23,1681,192
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
China-31:455,351,92789,064
Sweden
100%
31:3,285,96941,581
Switzerland
100%
31:2,737,83221,065
Taiwan
100%
31:7,923,22799,341
Belgium
100%
31:3,830,01425,398
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Tanzania-21:26,394,16073,301
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Chile
50%
 
21:8,803,60433,591
Kazakhstan-21:8,873,42235,327
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
Grenada
100%
21:54,0623,078
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Falkland Islands-11:3,142392
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Israel
 
67%
11:8,402,91845,019
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
Afghanistan
100%
11:32,623,51666,536
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535

The alternate forms: Glyñn (1) are calculated separately.

Glynn (26,195) may also be a surname.

Glynn Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: From the glen.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Glynn Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glyñn931/
G'Lynn913/
Gllynn912/
Glyn'n911/
Ghlynn911/
Glyn8929,854/
Glnn896/
Geelynn836/
Gillynn833/
Gellynn831/
Glenn80570,655/
Glyna80344/
Glinn80100/
Gelnn8083/
Gylnn809/
Gllyn803/
Gglyn803/
Glhyn802/
Glyon802/
Ghlyn801/
Glnne801/
Glyhn801/
Glénn801/
Glènn801/
Gellynne772/
Gln7583/
Glenne731,038/
Gellyn73219/
Geelyn73156/
Gillyn73109/
Gleenn7331/
Ghlenn7329/
Glennd7318/
Gllenn738/
Glennn738/
Glinne738/
Hglenn737/
Glenng737/
Glennc736/
Glhenn734/
Gylnne733/
Cglenn732/
Gglenn732/
Glennh732/
Glennt732/
Gelnnc731/
Glesnn731/
Glyndd731/
Gloenn731/
Glemnn731/
Glehnn731/
Glaenn731/
Kglenn731/
Gilnne731/
Gysllynne712/
Glen67324,524/
Glin67361/
Geln6774/
Gyln6712/
Guillyn679/
Giln678/
Geelenn674/
Giellyn674/
Gaellyn673/
Guellyn672/
Geellyn672/
Glnd672/
Gellyna672/
Ghellyn672/
Glne672/
Glhn671/
Glennth671/
Gillinn671/
Gilly'n671/
Gillyon671/
Glnt671/
Glén671/
Glën671/
Glễn671/
Geelinn671/
Geelyna671/
Geeslyn671/
Gellenn671/
Ghlenne671/
Ghln671/

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