Is Glee a boy or girl name?

Glee is a girl’s name. Of the 801 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 97.5% were girls and 2.5% were boys.

Glee

Recorded 1893–1971 · United States

Glee was most popular in 1918, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,823 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 801 people named Glee.

Glee over time

Births per year. The dot marks Glee’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Glee a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Glee is a girl’s name — 97.5% of the 801 Americans given it were girls and 2.5% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org