Home › Baby Names Directory › Gleen
Gleen
How to Pronounce Gleen
Pronounced GLEEN /ˈɡliːn/Medium
Meaning: Gleen is a variant spelling of Glenn, itself from the Scottish Gaelic gleann, meaning valley, originally a surname before becoming a first name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Gleen appears steadily from 1912, but its real high point comes much later, around 1963, well after Glenn itself had peaked.
It never reached wide use on its own, staying at only a couple dozen boys a year even at its best, and it faded out by the late 1980s.
Variations
Nicknames
Famous Bearers
- Famous bearers coming soon.
If you like Gleen…
Explore names like Gleen
Frequently Asked
What does the name Gleen mean?
Gleen is a variant spelling of Glenn, from the Scottish Gaelic word gleann, meaning valley.
How do you pronounce Gleen?
It's said GLEEN /ɡliːn/, one syllable.
Is Gleen a boy or girl name?
Gleen is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Gleen?
It has always been rare on its own, reaching its small best in the early nineteen-sixties before fading by the late nineteen-eighties.