Girls' name · since 1920
Glema
Glema has 169 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glema sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 169 recorded since 1920.
Glema has 169 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1953.
- #21,544 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 169 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glema ranks #21,544 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glema's 169 recorded births place it above 70.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Glema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glema's full recorded timeline at 1933, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1953
- Peak year (1923)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Glema by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (70 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Glema's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Glema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
70 births
- 1930s
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 70 births (41% of all-time use).
Glema by state
Where Glema concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 22 | 13.0% |
22 of 169 births nationwide.
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What to do with Glema's data
- Glema's decade-level peak was the 1920s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Glemas (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Glema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1920–1953 (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 Glema 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.