Girls' name · since 1893
Glee
Since 1893, U.S. Social Security records show 781 babies named Glee, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 781
- born since 1893
- 1940s
- peak decade
Glee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 781 recorded since 1893.
Glee has 781 recorded births among girls since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1971.
- #8,885 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 781 born since 1893
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glee ranks #8,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 781 born since 1893, peaking in the 1940s.
- #8,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 781
- born since 1893
- 1940s
- peak decade
Glee's 781 recorded births place it above 87.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Glee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glee's full recorded timeline at 1937, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1971
- Peak year (1947)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Glee popularity over time - boys
20 total births recorded since 1913 (Glee as boys' name)
Glee by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (156 births, 20% of the file).
1940s was Glee's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Glee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 26
1900s
26 births
- 1910s
1910s
118 births
- 1920s
1920s
144 births
- 1930s
1930s
132 births
- 1940s
1940s
156 births
- 1950s
1950s
116 births
- 1960s
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 156 births (20% of all-time use).
How Glee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Glee's total volume
Glee by state
Where Glee concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 781 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Glee's data
- Glee's decade-level peak was the 1940s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Glees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1893–1971 (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 Glee 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.