Glee
- Last seen for girls in 1971 at #8,324
- Last seen for boys in 1922 at #4,307
- Given to girls 97.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1893 · 5 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 781since 1893
Glee over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Glee has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | — | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | — | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | — | |
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | — | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | — | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | — | |
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| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,957 | 18 | — | |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | — | |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | — | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 | — | |
| 1955 | #3,225 | 13 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,699 | 16 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,201 | 12 | — | |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 | — | |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,045 | 23 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,153 | 19 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,149 | 16 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,965 | 17 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,032 | 15 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,825 | 20 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,872 | 11 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,212 | 17 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #1,988 | 20 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,156 | 16 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,805 | 21 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #2,384 | 12 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,528 | 15 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | — | |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | — | |
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| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | — | |
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| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | — | |
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| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | — | |
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| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1893
The first year at least five girls were named Glee! It came in at #1,437, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1893–1905, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Glee is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Glee in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Glee
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1971
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 1893 at #1,437 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1894, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 39,821
- Highest: 1 in 39,821 girls born in 1907 were named Glee (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 332,765 girls born in 1971 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #1,437 in 1893, was only 1 in 42,581 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1940s
- 20.0% of all girls named Glee (156) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 10 | #1,437 (1893) | #1,510 |
| 1900s | 26 | #1,512 (1907) | #1,680 |
| 1910s | 118 | #1,528 (1913) | #2,101 |
| 1920s | 144 | #1,825 (1929) | #2,518 |
| 1930s | 132 | #1,697 (1934) | #2,370 |
| 1940s | 156 | #1,882 (1941) | #2,455 |
| 1950s | 116 | #2,341 (1950) | #3,661 |
| 1960s | 68 | #2,957 (1961) | #5,245 |
| 1970s | 11 | #7,070 (1970) | #7,697 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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