Recorded 1912–1989 Boys' name Peak 1963 667 births

Gleen — boys' name

667 babies named Gleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s301920s1271930s1261940s931950s1351960s1191970s211980s16
1950s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Gleen was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

21 babies were named Gleen in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 667 babies named Gleen between 1912 and 1989, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gleen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Gleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Gleen in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gleen 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 667 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.

Gleen at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

667

Since 1912

78 years of records

Peak year

1963

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1912

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1989

Gleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1912

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1963)
21
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
0510152025 198919661958195019421934192619171912 5

Gleen by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
135 births that decade — 20% of Gleen's all-time total
1910s301920s1271930s1261940s931950s1351960s1191970s211980s16

Gleen by state

Where Gleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Gleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
17 2.5%
#2 Alabama
5 0.7%
#3 Mississippi
5 0.7%
#4 Texas
5 0.7%
North Carolina share of Gleen's total US births 2.5%
Even split

17 of 667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gleen?
667 babies have been named Gleen since 1912. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1963 with 21 births.
When was Gleen most popular?
Gleen was most popular in the 1950s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Gleen most popular?
The top states for the name Gleen are North Carolina (17 births), Alabama (5 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Gleen been used?
Gleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 78 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Gleen?
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, 1912–1989 (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.