Gleb
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Slavic
Gleb is a boys' name of Slavic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gleb mean?
Slavic
A transliteration of the Belarusian or Russian male given name Глеб (Hljeb)
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Gleb a girl's or a boy's name?
Gleb is a boys' name.
How popular is Gleb in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 9 boys.
Gleb in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
How popular is Gleb in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Gleb in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gleb in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
Names like Gleb
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Albie Jax Alfie Theo Jenson Grayson Caleb Hudson Enzo Zayn Oakley Jaxon
More Slavic names
Mila Milan Vera Mira Nadia Milana Rayna Zora Milena Raina Damir Lev Siyana Vlad Lilyana Yuri
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gleb: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gleb, updated 20 October 2026.