Recorded 1907–1968 Girls' name Peak 1931 943 births

Glenice — girls' name

943 babies named Glenice in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s101910s741920s2231930s2151940s2191950s1551960s47
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Glenice was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

30 babies were named Glenice in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glenice

The Social Security Administration has registered 943 babies named Glenice between 1907 and 1968, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glenice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glenice performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 223 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Glenice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maine, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Glenice in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glenice 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 943 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.

Glenice at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

943

Since 1907

62 years of records

Peak year

1931

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1907

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1968

Glenice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1907

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1931)
30
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
010203040 196819581951194419371930192319161907 5

Glenice by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
223 births that decade — 24% of Glenice's all-time total
1900s101910s741920s2231930s2151940s2191950s1551960s47

Glenice by state

Where Glenice concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Glenice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maine
35 3.7%
#2 Virginia
6 0.6%
#3 Minnesota
5 0.5%
Maine share of Glenice's total US births 3.7%
Even split

35 of 943 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glenice?
943 babies have been named Glenice since 1907. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1931 with 30 births.
When was Glenice most popular?
Glenice was most popular in the 1920s decade with 223 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Where is Glenice most popular?
The top states for the name Glenice are Maine (35 births), Virginia (6 births), Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Glenice been used?
Glenice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 62 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Glenice?
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.

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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, 1907–1968 (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.