Recorded 1920–1953 Girls' name Peak 1923 169 births

Glema — girls' name

169 babies named Glema in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s701930s521940s321950s15
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Glema was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

12 babies were named Glema in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glema

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Glema between 1920 and 1953, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glema performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Glema shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Glema in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glema 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 169 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.

Glema at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

169

Since 1920

34 years of records

Peak year

1923

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1920

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1953

Glema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1920

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1923)
12
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
468101214 19531946194119341931192819251920 10

Glema by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
70 births that decade — 41% of Glema's all-time total
1920s701930s521940s321950s15

Glema by state

Where Glema concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Glema
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
22 13.0%
Kentucky share of Glema's total US births 13.0%

22 of 169 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glema?
169 babies have been named Glema since 1920. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1923 with 12 births.
When was Glema most popular?
Glema was most popular in the 1920s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Glema most popular?
The top states for the name Glema are Kentucky (22 births).
How long has the name Glema been used?
Glema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 34 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Glema?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glenda, Glenna, Glendora, Glenn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1920–1953 (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.