Girls' name · since 1900
Glenda
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 109,227 babies named Glenda, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,938 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 109,227
- born since 1900
- 1950s
- peak decade
Glenda currently ranks #5938 among girls' names in America, with 109,227 babies recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Glenda recorded 109,227 times among girls since 1900, holding rank #5938 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #354 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,938 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 109,227 born since 1900
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenda ranks #354 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,938 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 109,227 born since 1900, peaking in the 1950s.
- #354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,938 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 109,227
- born since 1900
- 1950s
- peak decade
Glenda's 109,227 recorded births place it above 99.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Glenda compares
109,227 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Glenda's all-time total is 290x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Glenda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 109,227 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,215 | 21 | 19,840 |
Glenda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glenda's full recorded timeline at 1964, 17% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 83% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1950 peak of 4,215 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glenda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1950)
- 4,215
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Glenda popularity over time - boys
295 total births recorded since 1935 (Glenda as boys' name)
Glenda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (35,228 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Glenda's strongest decade.
35,228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Glenda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 65
1900s
65 births
- 1910s 553
1910s
553 births
- 1920s 1,457
1920s
1,457 births
- 1930s 10,590
1930s
10,590 births
- 1940s
1940s
33,348 births
- 1950s
1950s
35,228 births
- 1960s
1960s
17,592 births
- 1970s 5,324
1970s
5,324 births
- 1980s 2,448
1980s
2,448 births
- 1990s 1,374
1990s
1,374 births
- 2000s 787
2000s
787 births
- 2010s 325
2010s
325 births
- 2020s 136
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 35,228 births (32% of all-time use).
How Glenda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Glenda's total volume
Glenda by state
Where Glenda concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12,595 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 6,386 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 6,321 | 5.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6,174 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 5,860 | 5.4% |
| #6 | California | | 5,548 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 5,007 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 4,363 | 4.0% |
12,595 of 109,227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Glenda appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Glenda's data
- Glenda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (35,228 total births); usage has since declined to 136 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Glendas (12,595 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glenda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~125 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1900–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Glenda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.