Baby name
FADING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 Glenn
/GLEN/
Meaning
“Valley”
Double-n variant of Glen, from Scottish Gaelic 'gleann' meaning valley; the spelling was popularized by bandleader Glenn Miller.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Same retro arc as Glen; the Miller association keeps it culturally present.
The cultural moment.
Common in the US and UK through the 1950s-1960s; declining steadily since then.