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

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Peak · girls
1944 · 3,367 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
12 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
109,227
since 1900

Glenda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #79, 1944girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,91720—
2024#5,30024—
2023#5,39023—
2022#6,46418—
2021#4,83327—
2020#5,16824—
2019#5,61222—
2018#5,31524—
2017#5,33824—
2016#4,34533—
2015#4,98127—
2014#4,65730—
2013#4,42232—
2012#3,91539—
2011#3,35048—
2010#3,47046—
2009#3,00057—
2008#2,88761—
2007#2,48575—
2006#2,53872—
2005#2,08889—
2004#2,52666—
2003#2,00190—
2002#1,86695—
2001#1,97886—
2000#1,80196—
1999#1,84486—
1998#1,508112—
1997#1,412118—
1996#1,358124—
1995#1,254135—
1994#1,251137—
1993#1,211143—
1992#1,037179—
1991#1,090165—
1990#1,029175—
1989#897205—
1988#967172—
1987#908183—
1986#841198—
1985#785213—
1984#713232—
1983#613285—
1982#568323—
1981#593310—
1980#567327—
1979#603297—
1978#515362—
1977#477403—
1976#436455—
1975#443444—
1974#398509—
1973#372566—
1972#359613—
1971#333782—
1970#312893—
1969#298943—
1968#272998—
1967#2521,110—
1966#2211,367#3,5376
1965#2171,514#3,9305
1964#1981,863#3,6016
1963#1872,051#3,0448
1962#1662,457#3,3057
1961#1592,600#2,70610
1960#1582,689#2,68510
1959#1482,839#3,2907
1958#1412,981#2,37012
1957#1343,200#3,0248
1956#1343,245#2,9698
1955#1283,344#2,43511
1954#1143,734#2,9428
1953#1053,655#3,4256
1952#973,880#2,51410
1951#894,135#3,0667
1950#874,215#2,5809
1949#873,975#2,22512
1948#923,831#2,02714
1947#964,156#3,0967
1946#993,568#2,6908
1945#922,963#2,24210
1944#793,367#2,30910
1943#833,403#1,63619
1942#893,089#1,73017
1941#962,643#2,20711
1940#1072,353#2,4789
1939#1122,286#2,6098
1938#1231,958#2,18511
1937#1461,536#1,91314
1936#1501,366—
1935#1691,144#2,9517
1934#194921—
1933#232680—
1932#387288—
1931#428230—
1930#495181—
1929#497184—
1928#508184—
1927#556162—
1926#539167—
1925#609143—
1924#613150—
1923#669123—
1922#674117—
1921#684117—
1920#697110—
1919#79778—
1918#76687—
1917#76681—
1916#84864—
1915#79868—
1914#80252—
1913#75848—
1912#79539—
1911#83826—
1910#1,52110—
1909#1,05215—
1908#1,13513—
1907#1,28910—
1906#1,9515—
1905#1,16211—
1904#1,6596—
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First appearance
1900

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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedNHWashington: #235 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,166 girlsWAIdaho: #233 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 939 girlsIDMontana: #178 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 695 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #328 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,140 girlsMNIllinois: #244 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,472 girlsILWisconsin: #425 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,233 girlsWIMichigan: #299 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,171 girlsMINew York: #511 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 4,959 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedRIOregon: #223 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,036 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #174 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 735 girlsSDIowa: #228 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,302 girlsIAIndiana: #199 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsINOhio: #289 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,001 girlsOHPennsylvania: #359 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,999 girlsPANew Jersey: #391 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,590 girlsNJConnecticut: #409 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,837 girlsCTCalifornia: #300 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 1,702 girlsCAUtah: #294 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsUTColorado: #304 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,589 girlsCONebraska: #231 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,282 girlsNEMissouri: #142 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 675 girlsMOKentucky: #128 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 609 girlsKYWest Virginia: #261 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,695 girlsWVVirginia: #156 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 760 girlsVAMaryland: #254 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,659 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedDEArizona: #231 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 957 girlsAZNew Mexico: #133 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 484 girlsNMKansas: #163 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 700 girlsKSArkansas: #78 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 339 girlsARTennessee: #92 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 427 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #105 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 431 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #133 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 549 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #313 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsDCOklahoma: #119 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 473 girlsOKLouisiana: #159 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 668 girlsLAMississippi: #82 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 341 girlsMSAlabama: #84 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 339 girlsALGeorgia: #103 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 439 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedHITexas: #155 for girls · 148 births · 1 in 648 girlsTXFlorida: #156 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 716 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#78 · 1 in 339
  2. Mississippi#82 · 1 in 341
  3. Alabama#84 · 1 in 339
  4. Tennessee#92 · 1 in 427
  5. Georgia#103 · 1 in 439

Best ever in a state: #20 in Alabama, 1947.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#78441 in 339
Mississippi#82611 in 341
Alabama#84871 in 339
Tennessee#92751 in 427
Georgia#103931 in 439
North Carolina#105971 in 431
Oklahoma#119361 in 473
Kentucky#128441 in 609
New Mexico#133201 in 484
South Carolina#133411 in 549
Missouri#142541 in 675
Texas#1551481 in 648
Florida#156621 in 716
Virginia#156481 in 760
Louisiana#159501 in 668
Kansas#163221 in 700
South Dakota#17471 in 735
Montana#17871 in 695
Indiana#199421 in 1,023
Oregon#223131 in 1,036
Iowa#228171 in 1,302
Arizona#231141 in 957
Nebraska#23191 in 1,282
Idaho#23351 in 939
Washington#235191 in 1,166
Illinois#244621 in 1,472
Maryland#254171 in 1,659
West Virginia#26181 in 1,695
Ohio#289441 in 2,001
Utah#29461 in 1,439
Michigan#299341 in 2,171
California#300951 in 1,702
Colorado#304101 in 1,589
District of Columbia#31361 in 1,950
Minnesota#328101 in 3,140
Pennsylvania#359311 in 2,999
New Jersey#391151 in 3,590
Connecticut#40961 in 3,837
Wisconsin#42571 in 5,233
New York#511311 in 4,959
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1944 at #79 (3,367 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 12 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 12 yrs · run 1941–1952
  • Top 1,000: 79 yrs · run 1911–1989
Share of babies · girls
1 in 394
  • Highest: 1 in 394 girls born in 1944 were named Glenda (0.25%)
  • Latest: 1 in 80,363 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 32.3% of all girls named Glenda (35,228) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s65#1,052 (1909)#1,454
1910s553#758 (1913)#869
1920s1,457#497 (1929)#605
1930s10,590#112 (1939)#244
1940s33,348#79 (1944)#92
1950s35,228#87 (1950)#118
1960s17,592#158 (1960)#213
1970s5,324#312 (1970)#425
1980s2,448#567 (1980)#745
1990s1,374#1,029 (1990)#1,299
2000s787#1,801 (2000)#2,317
2010s325#3,350 (2011)#4,541
2020s136#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 1965

girls
#217
1,514 births · 1 in 1,166 girls
boys
#3,930
5 births · 1 in 372,029 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #217Glenda1,514

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #3,930Glenda5
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 1,166 of them was named Glenda, which outranked 97.1% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenda
  1. #214Marsha1,539
  2. #215Kelli1,538
  3. #216Jessica1,532
  4. #217Glenda1,514
  5. #218Doreen1,511
  6. #219Lynne1,501
  7. #220Erin1,463
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 372,029 of them was named Glenda, which outranked 11.2% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenda
  1. #3,537Zak6
  2. #3,537Zebedee6
  3. #3,537Zvi6
  4. #3,930Glenda5
  5. #3,930Aarron5
  6. #3,930Abdel5
  7. #3,930Adelaido5

Tied with 495 names at #3,930; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1965 →