Recorded 2003–2022 Boys' name Peak 2013 162 births

Gleb — boys' name

162 babies named Gleb in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s252010s1222020s15
2010s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Gleb was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

20 babies were named Gleb in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gleb

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Gleb between 2003 and 2022, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gleb currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gleb performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gleb shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gleb in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gleb 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 162 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.

Gleb at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

162

Since 2003

20 years of records

Peak year

2013

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2003

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2022

Gleb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2003

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2013)
20
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0510152025 202220192017201520132011200920062003 6

Gleb by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
122 births that decade — 75% of Gleb's all-time total
2000s252010s1222020s15

Gleb by state

Where Gleb concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gleb
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
18 11.1%
Florida share of Gleb's total US births 11.1%

18 of 162 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gleb?
162 babies have been named Gleb since 2003. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2013 with 20 births.
When was Gleb most popular?
Gleb was most popular in the 2010s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Gleb most popular?
The top states for the name Gleb are Florida (18 births).
How long has the name Gleb been used?
Gleb has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 20 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Gleb?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glenn, Glen, Glendon, Glenwood, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2003–2022 (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.