How Many People Are Named Gleb?
An estimated 161 people in the United States have the first name Gleb. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Gleb peaked in popularity in 2013 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gleb as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gleb paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
161
About 1 in 2,128,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2013
20 births
Total Registered
162
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gleb
Gleb is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 162 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gleb as a male name
Ranked #13,001 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2013 (20 births)
Gleb: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gleb span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 122 babies were registered. Gleb has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gleb by Decade
How has Gleb tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gleb by State
Gleb + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gleb as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gleb
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Gleb: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gleb?
We estimate approximately 161 people named Gleb are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,128,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Gleb a common name?
Gleb is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 162 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gleb most popular?
Gleb reached peak popularity in 2013, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gleb is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gleb a male name?
Gleb is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gleb Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gleb Smith, Gleb Johnson, Gleb Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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