Holding steady.
Popularity of Glema since 1920
Babies named Glema per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1923, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Glema's real moment was 1932.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 70 |
| 1930s | 52 |
| 1940s | 32 |
| 1950s | 15 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Glema is a rare given name that appears in U.S. Social Security records beginning in 1920, but it never achieved widespread popularity. Its peak year was 1932, during the early 20th-century era when many short, invented names were fashionable. Even at its height, Glema did not crack the top 1,000 nationally, and by the 1940s its usage had declined steeply. The name's trajectory shows a brief burst followed by steady rarity, with the smallest recorded occasional births in recent decades. Glema reflects a naming style common in its time: simple, two-syllable, and ending with a vowel. No consistent etymological explanation exists; it may have been formed as a feminine derivative of a surname or as a modern coinage. Today, Glema remains an obscure name, rarely encountered outside historical records.
The name Glema first appeared in U.S. birth records in the early 20th century, peaking in 1932. It may have been coined as a feminine given name from an existing surname or as a creative variation of a name like Gleaming, but its exact derivation is not recorded. Early 20th-century naming trends in the United States saw occasional inventions like this, often blending sounds from popular names of the era.
Sibling names for Glema
Names that share Glema's style, for a brother or sister.
