Recorded 1922–1963 Girls' name Peak 1935 136 births

Gelene — girls' name

136 babies named Gelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s291930s521940s361950s61960s13
1930s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Gelene was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

8 babies were named Gelene in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Gelene between 1922 and 1963, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gelene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Gelene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gelene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 136 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gelene at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

136

Since 1922

42 years of records

Peak year

1935

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1922

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1963

Gelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1922

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1935)
8
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
456789 19631948194319391935193119281922 7

Gelene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
52 births that decade — 38% of Gelene's all-time total
1920s291930s521940s361950s61960s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gelene?
136 babies have been named Gelene since 1922. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1935 with 8 births.
When was Gelene most popular?
Gelene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Gelene been used?
Gelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 42 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Gelene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gelila, Gelsey, Gelisa, Gelena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.