How Many People Are Named Glee?
An estimated 241 people in the United States have the first name Glee. It is predominantly female (97.5%). The average bearer is 74 years old, and Glee peaked in popularity in 1918 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Glee 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 Glee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Glee is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
241
About 1 in 1,422,217 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.5% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1918
26 births
Total Registered
801
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Glee
Glee is predominantly female (97.5%), though 20 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Glee as a male name
Ranked #4,562 in 1922
5 male births in 1922
Peak: 1913 (5 births)
Glee as a female name
Ranked #8,755 in 1971
5 female births in 1971
Peak: 1947 (23 births)
Glee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Glee span from the 1890s to the 1970s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 156 babies were registered. Glee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Glee by Decade
How has Glee 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.
Glee by State
Glee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Glee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Glee
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Glee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Glee?
We estimate approximately 241 people named Glee 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 1,422,217 Americans share this first name.
Is Glee a common name?
Glee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 801 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Glee most popular?
Glee reached peak popularity in 1918, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Glee is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Glee a female name?
Glee is predominantly female. 97.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Glee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Glee Smith, Glee Johnson, Glee 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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