How Many People Are Named Gleen?
An estimated 317 people in the United States have the first name Gleen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Gleen peaked in popularity in 1963 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gleen 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 Gleen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Gleen is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
317
About 1 in 1,081,244 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1963
21 births
Total Registered
667
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gleen
Gleen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 667 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gleen as a male name
Ranked #8,347 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1963 (21 births)
Gleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gleen span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 135 babies were registered. Gleen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gleen by Decade
How has Gleen 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.
Gleen by State
Birth registrations for Gleen span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi. The lowest are in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama. On average, about 8 Gleens were registered per state.
Gleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gleen
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gleen?
We estimate approximately 317 people named Gleen 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 1,081,244 Americans share this first name.
Is Gleen a common name?
Gleen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 667 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gleen most popular?
Gleen reached peak popularity in 1963, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gleen is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gleen a male name?
Gleen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gleen Smith, Gleen Johnson, Gleen 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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