Glenda
#5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births · Last seen for boys in 1966 at #3,537
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1944 · 3,367 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 12 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 109,227since 1900
Glenda over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,917 | 20 | — | |
| 2024 | #5,300 | 24 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,390 | 23 | — | |
| 2022 | #6,464 | 18 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,833 | 27 | — | |
| 2020 | #5,168 | 24 | — | |
| 2019 | #5,612 | 22 | — | |
| 2018 | #5,315 | 24 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,338 | 24 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,345 | 33 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,981 | 27 | — | |
| 2014 | #4,657 | 30 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,422 | 32 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,915 | 39 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,350 | 48 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,470 | 46 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,000 | 57 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,887 | 61 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,485 | 75 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,538 | 72 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,088 | 89 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,526 | 66 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,001 | 90 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,866 | 95 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,978 | 86 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,801 | 96 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,844 | 86 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,508 | 112 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,412 | 118 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,358 | 124 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,254 | 135 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,251 | 137 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,211 | 143 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,037 | 179 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,090 | 165 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,029 | 175 | — | |
| 1989 | #897 | 205 | — | |
| 1988 | #967 | 172 | — | |
| 1987 | #908 | 183 | — | |
| 1986 | #841 | 198 | — | |
| 1985 | #785 | 213 | — | |
| 1984 | #713 | 232 | — | |
| 1983 | #613 | 285 | — | |
| 1982 | #568 | 323 | — | |
| 1981 | #593 | 310 | — | |
| 1980 | #567 | 327 | — | |
| 1979 | #603 | 297 | — | |
| 1978 | #515 | 362 | — | |
| 1977 | #477 | 403 | — | |
| 1976 | #436 | 455 | — | |
| 1975 | #443 | 444 | — | |
| 1974 | #398 | 509 | — | |
| 1973 | #372 | 566 | — | |
| 1972 | #359 | 613 | — | |
| 1971 | #333 | 782 | — | |
| 1970 | #312 | 893 | — | |
| 1969 | #298 | 943 | — | |
| 1968 | #272 | 998 | — | |
| 1967 | #252 | 1,110 | — | |
| 1966 | #221 | 1,367 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #217 | 1,514 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #198 | 1,863 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #187 | 2,051 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #166 | 2,457 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #159 | 2,600 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #158 | 2,689 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #148 | 2,839 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #141 | 2,981 | #2,370 | 12 |
| 1957 | #134 | 3,200 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #134 | 3,245 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #128 | 3,344 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | #114 | 3,734 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #105 | 3,655 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #97 | 3,880 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #89 | 4,135 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #87 | 4,215 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #87 | 3,975 | #2,225 | 12 |
| 1948 | #92 | 3,831 | #2,027 | 14 |
| 1947 | #96 | 4,156 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #99 | 3,568 | #2,690 | 8 |
| 1945 | #92 | 2,963 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #79 | 3,367 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #83 | 3,403 | #1,636 | 19 |
| 1942 | #89 | 3,089 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1941 | #96 | 2,643 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #107 | 2,353 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #112 | 2,286 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #123 | 1,958 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1937 | #146 | 1,536 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | #150 | 1,366 | — | |
| 1935 | #169 | 1,144 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #194 | 921 | — | |
| 1933 | #232 | 680 | — | |
| 1932 | #387 | 288 | — | |
| 1931 | #428 | 230 | — | |
| 1930 | #495 | 181 | — | |
| 1929 | #497 | 184 | — | |
| 1928 | #508 | 184 | — | |
| 1927 | #556 | 162 | — | |
| 1926 | #539 | 167 | — | |
| 1925 | #609 | 143 | — | |
| 1924 | #613 | 150 | — | |
| 1923 | #669 | 123 | — | |
| 1922 | #674 | 117 | — | |
| 1921 | #684 | 117 | — | |
| 1920 | #697 | 110 | — | |
| 1919 | #797 | 78 | — | |
| 1918 | #766 | 87 | — | |
| 1917 | #766 | 81 | — | |
| 1916 | #848 | 64 | — | |
| 1915 | #798 | 68 | — | |
| 1914 | #802 | 52 | — | |
| 1913 | #758 | 48 | — | |
| 1912 | #795 | 39 | — | |
| 1911 | #838 | 26 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,052 | 15 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,135 | 13 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 10 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,162 | 11 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
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| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Glenda! It came in at #1,932, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1900–1903, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Glenda is popular in 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oklahoma#22 · 1 in 98
- Alabama#27 · 1 in 130
- Georgia#28 · 1 in 145
- Tennessee#30 · 1 in 141
- Arkansas#31 · 1 in 133
Best ever in a state: #20 in Alabama, 1947.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #22 | 220 | 1 in 98 |
| Alabama | #27 | 283 | 1 in 130 |
| Georgia | #28 | 289 | 1 in 145 |
| Tennessee | #30 | 260 | 1 in 141 |
| Arkansas | #31 | 160 | 1 in 133 |
| Louisiana | #39 | 188 | 1 in 181 |
| Mississippi | #40 | 148 | 1 in 191 |
| North Carolina | #40 | 263 | 1 in 184 |
| Kentucky | #43 | 177 | 1 in 190 |
| Texas | #46 | 457 | 1 in 209 |
| Florida | #50 | 122 | 1 in 232 |
| Kansas | #50 | 91 | 1 in 197 |
| Idaho | #51 | 30 | 1 in 203 |
| Missouri | #51 | 187 | 1 in 210 |
| Oregon | #60 | 61 | 1 in 248 |
| Wyoming | #62 | 12 | 1 in 221 |
| South Dakota | #67 | 27 | 1 in 267 |
| Virginia | #77 | 103 | 1 in 340 |
| Montana | #85 | 19 | 1 in 311 |
| Nebraska | #87 | 33 | 1 in 402 |
| Iowa | #92 | 65 | 1 in 426 |
| South Carolina | #95 | 72 | 1 in 384 |
| Colorado | #102 | 33 | 1 in 440 |
| North Dakota | #103 | 15 | 1 in 454 |
| Indiana | #105 | 76 | 1 in 551 |
| Washington | #117 | 50 | 1 in 495 |
| New Mexico | #118 | 22 | 1 in 411 |
| West Virginia | #132 | 29 | 1 in 790 |
| Utah | #134 | 15 | 1 in 568 |
| California | #136 | 175 | 1 in 649 |
| Maryland | #144 | 31 | 1 in 736 |
| Minnesota | #147 | 37 | 1 in 897 |
| Michigan | #150 | 80 | 1 in 915 |
| Arizona | #157 | 14 | 1 in 644 |
| Illinois | #161 | 89 | 1 in 977 |
| District of Columbia | #165 | 14 | 1 in 843 |
| Ohio | #173 | 73 | 1 in 1,166 |
| Maine | #177 | 8 | 1 in 1,114 |
| Pennsylvania | #188 | 78 | 1 in 1,311 |
| Wisconsin | #256 | 13 | 1 in 2,834 |
| Massachusetts | #283 | 11 | 1 in 4,013 |
| New York | #287 | 56 | 1 in 2,550 |
| Connecticut | #294 | 5 | 1 in 3,490 |
| New Jersey | #338 | 10 | 1 in 4,302 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Glenda
- 617 spots since 2024 (#5,300 → #5,917)
- 749 spots since 2020 (#5,168 → #5,917)
- 936 spots since 2015 (#4,981 → #5,917)
- Biggest jump: 683 spots in 1911 (#1,521 → #838)
- Biggest drop: 132 spots in 1990 (#897 → #1,029)
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 1944 at #79 (3,367 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 12 yrs · run 1941–1952
- Top 1,000: 79 yrs · run 1911–1989
- Highest: 1 in 394 girls born in 1944 were named Glenda (0.25%)
- Latest: 1 in 80,363 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 32.3% of all girls named Glenda (35,228) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 65 | #1,052 (1909) | #1,454 |
| 1910s | 553 | #758 (1913) | #869 |
| 1920s | 1,457 | #497 (1929) | #605 |
| 1930s | 10,590 | #112 (1939) | #244 |
| 1940s | 33,348 | #79 (1944) | #92 |
| 1950s | 35,228 | #87 (1950) | #118 |
| 1960s | 17,592 | #158 (1960) | #213 |
| 1970s | 5,324 | #312 (1970) | #425 |
| 1980s | 2,448 | #567 (1980) | #745 |
| 1990s | 1,374 | #1,029 (1990) | #1,299 |
| 2000s | 787 | #1,801 (2000) | #2,317 |
| 2010s | 325 | #3,350 (2011) | #4,541 |
| 2020s | 136 | #4,833 (2021) | #5,512 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Glenda in 1950
Top girls' names in 1950
Top boys' names in 1950
More about 1950
girls
1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 406 of them was named Glenda, which outranked 98.6% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 198,918 of them was named Glenda, which outranked 38.5% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,438Worley10
- #2,438York10
- #2,438Zan10
- #2,580Glenda9
- #2,580Abbott9
- #2,580Abelino9
- #2,580Adolf9
- #2,770Abdul8
- #2,770Adalberto8
- #2,770Adell8
Tied with 189 names at #2,580; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.