Glee Name Popularity and Statistics

Glee is Predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record1971
Total Recorded U.S. Births801
First Year on Record1893

Glee popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1971Girls5#8,324
1970Girls6#7,070
1969Girls7#5,974
1968Girls5#7,016
1966Girls9#4,493
1965Girls5#6,539
1964Girls6#6,009
1962Girls9#4,533
1961Girls18#2,957
1960Girls9#4,437
1959Girls7#5,031
1958Girls5#6,103
1957Girls13#3,309
1956Girls12#3,493
1955Girls13#3,225
1954Girls11#3,490
1953Girls16#2,699
1952Girls12#3,201
1951Girls9#3,714
1950Girls18#2,341
1949Girls7#4,235
1948Girls12#2,974
1947Girls23#2,045
1946Girls19#2,153

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1947 · Girls

23 recorded births and rank #2,045.

1918 · Girls

21 recorded births and rank #1,805.

1934 · Girls

20 recorded births and rank #1,697.

1929 · Girls

20 recorded births and rank #1,825.

Where Glee ranked highest in 1947

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

CA
Rank #1,073 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Glee