Girls' name · since 1922
Gelene
Gelene has 136 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1935 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gelene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 136 have been recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gelene has been recorded 136 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1963.
- #23,778 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 136 born since 1922
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gelene ranks #23,778 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1922, peaking in the 1930s.
- #23,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gelene's 136 recorded births place it above 67.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gelene's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1935 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1963
- Peak year (1935)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Gelene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (52 births, 38% of the file).
1930s was Gelene's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Gelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
- 1930s
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 52 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gelene's data
- Gelene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gelene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.