Total births
27
Boys' name · since 2018
Glauk
27 babies named Glauk in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8895
- among boys today
- 27
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
Glauk currently ranks #8895 among boys' names in America, with 27 babies recorded since 2018.
Social Security Administration records show Glauk recorded 27 times among boys since 2018, holding rank #8895 nationally today, ahead of 38% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- #8895 among boys today
- 27 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
- 38% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Glauk is currently the #8895 boys' name in America, more common than 38% of boys - 27 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8895
- among boys today
- 27
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
Glauk vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8895
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 38% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
81% of everyone ever named Glauk was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
9 babies were named Glauk in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Glauk compares
27 10th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Glauk's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Glauk | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 23 | 22,252 |
Glauk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glauk's full recorded timeline at 2024, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glauk at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#8,895
Active since
2018
Glauk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Glauk by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Glauk's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Glauk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Glauk? ▼
Glauk has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 2018, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #8895 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Glauk most popular? ▼
Glauk was most popular in the 2020s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Glauk been used? ▼
Glauk has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 8 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Glauk? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gladys, Glade, Gladstone, Gladwin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Glauk
Nearby Names Like Glauk
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Glauk
Gladys Boy
1,023 births
Glade Boy
829 births
Gladstone Boy
200 births
Gladwin Boy
40 births
Gladston Boy
17 births
Compare Glauk side by side: Glauk vs Gladys Glauk vs Glade Glauk vs Gladstone
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2018–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Glauk: #8895 Boys' Name - 27 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/glauk. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Glauk 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 June 2026.