Unisex name · since 1915
Glendale
544 babies named Glendale in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 544
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Glendale is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 544 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Glendale recorded 544 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1915 to 2011.
- #7,492 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 544 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glendale ranks #7,492 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 544 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 544
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Glendale's 544 recorded births place it above 83.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
Glendale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Glendale's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Glendale popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2011
- Peak year (1951)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Glendale popularity over time - girls
81 total births recorded since 1945 (Glendale as girls' name)
Glendale by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (100 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Glendale's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Glendale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
73 births
- 1930s
1930s
93 births
- 1940s
1940s
65 births
- 1950s
1950s
100 births
- 1960s
1960s
85 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 100 births (18% of all-time use).
How Glendale compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Glendale's total volume
Glendale by state
Where Glendale concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 544 births nationwide.
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What to do with Glendale's data
- Glendale's decade-level peak was the 1950s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Glendales (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glendale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1915–2011 (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 Glendale 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.