Gleason

Boy · recorded 1913–1965

  • 1965last recorded
  • 1914best year

Most popular in 1914.

Last recorded in 1965. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gleason.

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 42 recorded years as a table
Gleason, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191314
191423
19159
191615
19179
191818
191914
192012
192114
19227
19237
192414
192510
192611
19275
19287
19297
19305
193111
19328
193312
193413
193511
193610
19378
19395
19408
19424
19436
19457
19466
19474
19483
19495
19514
19524
19533
19542
19602
19633
19644
19654

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gleason isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1965
7
Rank in 1965
#3,244
How rare
1 in 265,734 boys
Since 1913
383

Gleason was last recorded in 1965. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1914, at 23 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gleason doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.