Recorded 1922–1982 Boys' name Peak 1943 184 births

Glendal — boys' name

184 babies named Glendal in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s341930s451940s671950s211960s71970s51980s5
1940s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Glendal was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

12 babies were named Glendal in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glendal

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Glendal between 1922 and 1982, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Glendal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glendal performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Glendal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Glendal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glendal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 184 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Glendal at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

184

Since 1922

61 years of records

Peak year

1943

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1922

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1982

Glendal popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1922

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1943)
12
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
468101214 1982195319451941193519291922 5

Glendal popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1943 (Glendal as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1943 5

Glendal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
67 births that decade — 36% of Glendal's all-time total
1920s341930s451940s671950s211960s71970s51980s5

Glendal by state

Where Glendal concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Glendal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 2.7%
Illinois share of Glendal's total US births 2.7%

5 of 184 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glendal?
184 babies have been named Glendal since 1922. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1943 with 12 births.
When was Glendal most popular?
Glendal was most popular in the 1940s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
Where is Glendal most popular?
The top states for the name Glendal are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Glendal been used?
Glendal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 61 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Glendal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glenn, Glen, Glendon, Glenwood, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.