Recorded 1952–1965 Girls' name Peak 1959 26 births

Glenise — girls' name

26 babies named Glenise in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Glenise was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

9 babies were named Glenise in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glenise

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Glenise between 1952 and 1965, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glenise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glenise performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Glenise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glenise 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 26 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.

Glenise at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

26

Since 1952

14 years of records

Peak year

1959

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1952

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1965

Glenise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1952

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1959)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Glenise by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
20 births that decade — 77% of Glenise's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glenise?
26 babies have been named Glenise since 1952. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1959 with 9 births.
When was Glenise most popular?
Glenise was most popular in the 1950s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Glenise been used?
Glenise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 14 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Glenise?
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, 1952–1965 (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.