Gleason comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Gleason means "son of Glee"..
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How popular is Gleason?
1918peak year
Today, Gleason has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1918, 18 babies were given the name (ranked #1853 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 383 babies have been registered as Gleason since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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