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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #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
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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—
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1920#697110—
1919#79778—
1918#76687—
1917#76681—
1916#84864—
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1914#80252—
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1911#83826—
1910#1,52110—
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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 1995

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,421 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,512 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedMINew York: #1,413 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 13,440 girlsNYMassachusetts: #519 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,125 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #959 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,562 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,011 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 8,688 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedVAMaryland: #653 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,930 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Glenda, so not publishedHITexas: #822 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 6,202 girlsTXFlorida: #1,019 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,110 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#519 · 1 in 4,125
  2. Maryland#653 · 1 in 4,930
  3. Texas#822 · 1 in 6,202
  4. New Jersey#959 · 1 in 8,562
  5. California#1,011 · 1 in 8,688

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#51981 in 4,125
Maryland#65351 in 4,930
Texas#822221 in 6,202
New Jersey#95951 in 8,562
California#1,011271 in 8,688
Florida#1,01981 in 9,110
New York#1,41381 in 13,440
Illinois#1,42151 in 14,512
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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 1995

girls
#1,254
135 births · 1 in 13,026 girls

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #1,254Glenda135
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 13,026 of them was named Glenda, which outranked 92.0% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Glenda
  1. #1,251Aracely136
  2. #1,251Deidra136
  3. #1,251Sirena136
  4. #1,254Glenda135
  5. #1,254Alexi135
  6. #1,254Dasha135
  7. #1,254Kalynn135
  8. #1,261Areli134
  9. #1,261Cherokee134
  10. #1,261Jacey134

Tied with 6 names at #1,254; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

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

See the top 100 for 1995 →