The baby name Gleb is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡlɛb/ (GLEHB).
Gleb is Norse in Origin.
The baby name Gleb is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡlɛb/ (GLEHB).
Gleb is Norse in Origin.
Rooted in the Varangian era of Kievan Rus, Gleb (Russian: Глеб) descends from Old Norse Guðleifr (Guð ‘god, divine’ + leifr ‘heir, legacy’), yielding the sense “divine heir” or “God’s legacy.” Adopted into East Slavic through Old/Church Slavonic, it became established by the early 11th century; the most famous bearer is Prince Gleb (baptismal name David), son of Vladimir the Great.
Veneration of the martyr saints Boris and Gleb - first canonized saints of Rus - secured the name’s prestige across Orthodox lands and kept it in continuous use in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Forms and transliterations include Gleb (Russian), Hlib (Ukrainian: Гліб), and Hlieb/Hleb in Belarusian practice; the Old Norse cognate survives in Icelandic as Guðleifur. Nicknames such as Glebka and Glebushka occur in Russian. Related patronymics are Glebovich and Glebovna.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2012 | #1 | — | 777 |
| MD | 0 | #34 | 1 | 434 | |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #76 | 2,020 | 12,621 |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #78 | 4 | 756 |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| KZ | 0 | #91 | 4 | 1,452 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #98 | 28 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #118 | 12 | 3,473 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #134 | 17 | 2,166 |
| RU | 0 | #140 | 50 | 3,641 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 2,277 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #164 | 150 | 6,578 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #176 | 4 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #274 | 31 | 6,530 |
| IL | 0 | #278 | 5 | 6,291 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 7,909 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #315 | 21 | 6,459 |
| Canada | Boys | 2018 | #327 | 5 | 2,587 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #392 | 3 | 2,886 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #405 | 23 | 2,041 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #458 | 91 | 10,655 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #472 | 27 | 11,913 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #477 | 131 | 10,983 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #523 | 30 | 10,162 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #614 | 69 | 3,552 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #901 | 30 | 5,610 |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #904 | 5 | 7,226 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #904 | 49 | 5,697 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #931 | 21 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,420 | 52 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Gleb is popular in 44 countries — most recent births per country:
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