Boys' name · since 1922
Glendal
Glendal has 184 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1943 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 184
- born since 1922
- 1940s
- peak decade
184 boys have been named Glendal since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Glendal recorded 184 times among boys since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1982.
- #13,467 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 184 born since 1922
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glendal ranks #13,467 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 184 born since 1922, peaking in the 1940s.
- #13,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 184
- born since 1922
- 1940s
- peak decade
Glendal's 184 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Glendal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glendal's full recorded timeline at 1941, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glendal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1982
- Peak year (1943)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Glendal popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1943 (Glendal as girls' name)
Glendal by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (67 births, 36% of the file).
1940s was Glendal's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Glendal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
34 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s
1940s
67 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 67 births (36% of all-time use).
Glendal by state
Where Glendal concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 184 births nationwide.
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What to do with Glendal's data
- Glendal's decade-level peak was the 1940s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Glendals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Glendal
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glendal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1922–1982 (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 Glendal 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.