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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • 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: #345 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,138 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedIDMontana: #154 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 566 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #370 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,670 girlsMNIllinois: #285 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,796 girlsILWisconsin: #431 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,080 girlsWIMichigan: #279 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,885 girlsMINew York: #391 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 3,103 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedRIOregon: #189 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 884 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 946 girlsSDIowa: #279 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsIAIndiana: #231 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,402 girlsINOhio: #269 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,738 girlsOHPennsylvania: #329 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,420 girlsPANew Jersey: #599 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,371 girlsNJConnecticut: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,409 girlsCTCalifornia: #346 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 2,050 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedUTColorado: #224 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,083 girlsCONebraska: #221 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,176 girlsNEMissouri: #189 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 960 girlsMOKentucky: #105 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 468 girlsKYWest Virginia: #241 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsWVVirginia: #170 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 857 girlsVAMaryland: #298 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,103 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedDEArizona: #172 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 673 girlsAZNew Mexico: #154 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 580 girlsNMKansas: #141 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 597 girlsKSArkansas: #80 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 324 girlsARTennessee: #95 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 440 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #112 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 496 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #123 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 544 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #286 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,573 girlsDCOklahoma: #114 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 489 girlsOKLouisiana: #142 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 593 girlsLAMississippi: #79 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 331 girlsMSAlabama: #105 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 453 girlsALGeorgia: #105 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 460 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedHITexas: #172 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 792 girlsTXFlorida: #161 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 703 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#79 · 1 in 331
  2. Arkansas#80 · 1 in 324
  3. Tennessee#95 · 1 in 440
  4. Alabama#105 · 1 in 453
  5. Georgia#105 · 1 in 460

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#79591 in 331
Arkansas#80431 in 324
Tennessee#95691 in 440
Alabama#105611 in 453
Georgia#105841 in 460
Kentucky#105531 in 468
North Carolina#112801 in 496
Oklahoma#114321 in 489
South Carolina#123391 in 544
Kansas#141241 in 597
Louisiana#142541 in 593
Montana#15481 in 566
New Mexico#154151 in 580
Florida#161611 in 703
Virginia#170401 in 857
Arizona#172191 in 673
Texas#1721161 in 792
Missouri#189361 in 960
Oregon#189151 in 884
South Dakota#20751 in 946
Nebraska#22191 in 1,176
Colorado#224141 in 1,083
Indiana#231301 in 1,402
West Virginia#24191 in 1,401
Ohio#269491 in 1,738
Iowa#279111 in 1,916
Michigan#279391 in 1,885
Illinois#285491 in 1,796
District of Columbia#28671 in 1,573
Maryland#298131 in 2,103
Pennsylvania#329371 in 2,420
Washington#345101 in 2,138
California#346751 in 2,050
Minnesota#37081 in 3,670
New York#391471 in 3,103
Connecticut#43051 in 4,409
Wisconsin#43171 in 5,080
New Jersey#59971 in 7,371
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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 1966

girls
#221
1,367 births · 1 in 1,238 girls
boys
#3,537
6 births · 1 in 297,244 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #221Glenda1,367

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #3,537Glenda6
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 1,238 of them was named Glenda, which outranked 97.1% of the 7,624 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. #218Rosa1,398
  2. #219Angie1,394
  3. #220Leah1,378
  4. #221Glenda1,367
  5. #222Tracie1,361
  6. #223Hope1,359
  7. #224Lora1,357
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 297,244 of them was named Glenda, which outranked 22.1% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenda
  1. #3,249Williard7
  2. #3,249Yosef7
  3. #3,249Zollie7
  4. #3,537Glenda6
  5. #3,537Adriel6
  6. #3,537Adrienne6
  7. #3,537Adron6
  8. #3,948Aarron5
  9. #3,948Abdel5
  10. #3,948Abelino5

Tied with 410 names at #3,537; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →