How Many People Are Named Glen Larson?

There are approximately 28 people named Glen Larson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 12,241,226 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Glen with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Larson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 12,241,226 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Glen

Last Name

Larson

Glen: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Glen. The peak year was 1957 with 2,948 births. The average person named Glen today is 63 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Glen

In the 2020 Census, the first name Glen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (83.08%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.09%) and Hispanic (2.72%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Glen in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Glen rose or fell over time.

White

83.08%

Black

8.09%

Hispanic

2.72%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.68%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.86%

Two or More Races

2.58%

Ancestry of the Larson Surname

The surname Larson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Larson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

92.23%

Black

0.46%

Hispanic

2.90%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.91%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.61%

Two or More Races

2.90%

How we calculated this

The first name "Glen" has an estimated frequency of 0.0206% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Larson" appears at a rate of 39.29 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Glen are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 28 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Glen

Glen Smith Glen Johnson Glen Williams Glen Brown Glen Jones Glen Garcia Glen Campbell Glen Murray

Other people with the surname Larson

Michael Larson James Larson John Larson David Larson Robert Larson William Larson Christopher Larson Brandon Larson

Glen Larson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Glen Larson?

We estimate approximately 28 people named Glen Larson are alive in the United States today. The first name Glen is shared by 70,666 Americans, and the surname Larson is shared by 134,673.

How rare is the name Glen Larson?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 12,241,226 Americans. The first name Glen is uncommon and the surname Larson is common.

Is Glen a male or female name?

Glen is predominantly male, with 98.9% of bearers being male and 1.1% female. It peaked in popularity in 1957 and the average bearer today is 63 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Glen?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Glen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (83.08%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.09%) and Hispanic (2.72%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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