Girls' name · since 1907
Glenice
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 943 babies named Glenice, peaking in 1931. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 943
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
943 girls have been named Glenice since 1907, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Glenice recorded 943 times among girls since 1907, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1968.
- #7,826 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 943 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenice ranks #7,826 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 943 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 943
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glenice's 943 recorded births place it above 89.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Maine.
Glenice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glenice's full recorded timeline at 1939, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glenice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1968
- Peak year (1931)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1968.
943 total births across 62 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1931 with 30 births in a single year.
Glenice by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (223 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Glenice's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Glenice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 74
1910s
74 births
- 1920s
1920s
223 births
- 1930s
1930s
215 births
- 1940s
1940s
219 births
- 1950s
1950s
155 births
- 1960s 47
1960s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 223 births (24% of all-time use).
Glenice decade highlights
- Peak decade 223 births
- Runner-up 219 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Glenice 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 Glenice's total volume
Glenice by state
Where Glenice concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
Top 5 states
- Maine 3.7% of nationwide
- Virginia 0.6% of nationwide
- Minnesota 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Maine accounts for 3.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Glenice's data
- Glenice's decade-level peak was the 1920s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maine records the most Glenices (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maine 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 Glenice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1907–1968 (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 Glenice 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.
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