Recorded 1937–1964 Girls' name Peak 1937 11 births

Glenese — girls' name

11 babies named Glenese in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61960s5
1930s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Glenese was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

6 babies were named Glenese in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glenese

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Glenese between 1937 and 1964, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glenese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glenese performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Glenese shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glenese 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 11 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.

Glenese at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

11

Since 1937

28 years of records

Peak year

1937

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1937

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1964

Glenese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1937

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1937)
6
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.5 19641937 6

Glenese by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
6 births that decade — 55% of Glenese's all-time total
1930s61960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glenese?
11 babies have been named Glenese since 1937. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1937 with 6 births.
When was Glenese most popular?
Glenese was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Glenese been used?
Glenese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 28 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Glenese?
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, 1937–1964 (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.