Don vs Glenn
Don and Glenncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 1997, Don was ranked #271 and Glenn #104 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Don was ranked #764 and Glenn #506 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Don was ranked #2443 and Glenn #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Don and Glenn over time
Don and Glenn appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Glenn held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Don in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Don and Glenn changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2443 and #5119.
- Longest-running competitions
Don and Glenn were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 32 years, from 1965 to 2019, ending at #764 and #506.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys32 shared years, 1965–2019
Don held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Glenn in 32.
Highest recorded here: Don #187 in 1979, Glenn #94 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Don #764, Glenn #506.
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2024
Don held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Glenn in 15.
Highest recorded here: Don #1299 in 2005, Glenn #278 in 1996.
The order changed in 2024: Don moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #4789 and #2730; by 2024 that had become #2443 and #5119.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Don #2443, Glenn #5119.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Don | Glenn |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Don and Glenn both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Don
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #207 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2019
Highest recorded position: #187 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1965–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Glenn
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #329 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1986
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1962 (recorded 1952–1986).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys